Where does “szóban forog” come from?

szóban forog (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian forog, from Hungarian -ög, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

szóban forog (Hungarian): to be in question, to be under discussion

Definitions

  1. to be in question, to be under discussion

Ancestry of “szóban forog”, step by step

szóban forog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian forog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianforogto revolve, rotate
2Hungarian-ögAdded to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form...
3Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian szó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
2Proto-Ugricsawɜ—
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →Every word from Hungarian -d →Every word from Hungarian -ög →