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

  1. police officer, policeman

Ancestry of “rendőr”, step by step

rendőr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrendorder
2Proto-Slavicrędъrow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrind-

via Hungarian őr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianőrguard, watchman, keeper; guardian, protector;...
2Hungarianőrizto guard, herd, watch, keep safe
3Hungarian-kedikAdded to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most...

Words derived from “rendőr

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rind-Every word from Proto-Slavic rędъEvery word from Hungarian rend