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 — likeness, image.

például (Hungarian): for example, for instance; essive-modal singular...

Definitions

  1. for example, for instance; essive-modal singular...

Ancestry of “például”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpéldaexample; problem
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old High German bilidi →Every word from Middle High German bilde →