Where does “rémtörténet” come from?

rémtörténet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rém, from Hungarian rémül, from Hungarian -ül — Appended to an adjective to form an intransitive...

rémtörténet (Hungarian): horror story

Definitions

  1. horror story

Ancestry of “rémtörténet”, step by step

rémtörténet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrémspook, ghast; specter; menace, terror
2Hungarianrémülto get frightened
3Hungarian-ülAppended to an adjective to form an intransitive...

via Hungarian történet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantörténetstory, tale; history; thing, thingy, gizmo,...
2Hungariantörténikto happen
Every word from Hungarian -ül →Every word from Hungarian rémül →Every word from Hungarian rém →