Where does “nyelvtörő” come from?
nyelvtörő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian törő, from Hungarian törik, from Hungarian -ött, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
nyelvtörő (Hungarian): tongue-twister
Definitions
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Ancestry of “nyelvtörő”, step by step
nyelvtörő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian törő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | törő | present participle of tör; breaking, pounding,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | törik | to break; third-person plural indicative present... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ött | -ed, -t; in |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 5 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 6 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |