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Where does “mosómedve” come from?

mosómedve (Hungarian) comes from German waschbar, from German waschen, from Middle High German waschen, from Old High German wascan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

mosómedve (Hungarian): raccoon

Definitions

  1. raccoon

Ancestry of “mosómedve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaschbarwashable
2Germanwaschento wash
3Middle High Germanwaschen—
4Old High Germanwascan—
5Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
6Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “mosómedve”

  • mosómedvék
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