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Where does “perec” come from?

perec (Hungarian) comes from German brēzel, from Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German breztella, from Latin bracchiatus, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.

perec (Hungarian): pretzel; bracelet, anklet

Definitions

  1. pretzel; bracelet, anklet

Ancestry of “perec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrēzel—
2Middle High Germanbrēzel—
3Old High Germanbreztella—
4Latinbracchiatushave branches like arms
5Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
6Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
7Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “perec”

  • perecem
  • perecei
  • kerek perec
  • pereced
  • perecen
  • pereces
  • perece
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