Where does “szőnyegporoló” come from?
szőnyegporoló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szőnyeg, from Hungarian -ég, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
szőnyegporoló (Hungarian): carpetbeater
Definitions
- carpetbeater
Ancestry of “szőnyegporoló”, step by step
szőnyegporoló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szőnyeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szőnyeg | carpet |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ég | Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |
via Hungarian poroló
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | poroló | duster |