Where does “rendőr” come from?
rendőr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rend, from Proto-Slavic rędъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rind-.
rendőr (Hungarian): police officer, policeman
Definitions
- police officer, policeman
Ancestry of “rendőr”, step by step
rendőr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian rend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rend | order |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rędъ | row |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rind- | — |
via Hungarian őr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | őr | guard, watchman, keeper; guardian, protector;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | őriz | to guard, herd, watch, keep safe |
| 3 | Hungarian | -kedik | Added to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most... |
Words derived from “rendőr”