Where does “szabadkőműves” come from?

szabadkőműves (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szabad, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

szabadkőműves (Hungarian): Freemason; freemason

Definitions

  1. Freemason; freemason

Ancestry of “szabadkőműves”, step by step

szabadkőműves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szabad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszabadfree, open, vacant, unoccupied; allowed; a...
2Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
3Proto-Slavic-oda—

via Hungarian kőműves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankőművesbricklayer, mason
2Hungariankőstone; Alternative form of kell
3Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

Words derived from “szabadkőműves”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -oda →Every word from Proto-Slavic svoboda →Every word from Hungarian szabad →