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Where does “szörnyethal” come from?

szörnyethal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szörnyet, from Hungarian -et, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

szörnyethal (Hungarian): to drop dead

Definitions

  1. to drop dead

Ancestry of “szörnyethal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszörnyetaccusative singular of szörny; monstrosity
2Hungarian-etAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
3Hungarian-é-—
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →