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Where does “szoftvereket” come from?

szoftvereket (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szoftver, from English software, from English -ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

szoftvereket (Hungarian): accusative plural of szoftver

Definitions

  1. accusative plural of szoftver

Ancestry of “szoftvereket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszoftversoftware
2EnglishsoftwareEncoded computer instructions, usually...
3English-wareUsed to form nouns denoting, collectively, items...
4Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
5Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
6Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
7Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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