Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “szemetelés” come from?

szemetelés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemetel, from Hungarian szemét, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

szemetelés (Hungarian): littering

Definitions

  1. littering

Ancestry of “szemetelés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemetelto litter, to scatter rubbish; to drizzle
2Hungarianszemétsweepings, litter; garbage, rubbish, waste,...
3Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
4Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
5Proto-West Germanic-jā—
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “szemetelés”

  • szemetelések
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →