Where does “pintérek” come from?
pintérek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Pintér, from German Binder, from German binden, from Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
Ancestry of “pintérek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Pintér | for a cooper |
| 2 | German | Binder | girder, tie; binder |
| 3 | German | binden | to tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | binden | to bind |
| 5 | Old High German | bintan | to bind |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |