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Where does “szalmaözvegyek” come from?

szalmaözvegyek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szalmaözvegy, from German Strohwitwe, from German Witwe, from Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic widuwā, from Proto-Germanic widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂ — two.

szalmaözvegyek (Hungarian): nominative plural of szalmaözvegy

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of szalmaözvegy

Ancestry of “szalmaözvegyek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszalmaözvegygrass widow, grass widower
2GermanStrohwitwegrass widow
3GermanWitwewidow
4Middle High Germanwitewe—
5Old High Germanwituwawidow
6Proto-West Germanicwiduwāwidow
7Proto-Germanicwiduwǭwidow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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