Where does “sort” come from?
sort (Hungarian) comes from English shorts, from English -s, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
sort (Hungarian): accusative singular of sör
Definitions
- accusative singular of sör
Ancestry of “sort”, step by step
sort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shorts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shorts | plural of short; API pl; Trousers worn primarily... |
| 2 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Hungarian sör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sör | beer |