Where does “például” come from?
például (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian példa, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi.
például (Hungarian): for example, for instance; essive-modal singular...
Definitions
- for example, for instance; essive-modal singular...
Ancestry of “például”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | példa | example; problem |
| 2 | Middle High German | bilde | picture, example, comparison; image, shape |
| 3 | Old High German | bilidi | image, figure, reflection, replica |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | — |