Where does “tévút” come from?

tévút (Hungarian) comes from German Irrweg, from German weg, from German enwec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

tévút (Hungarian): wrong way, wrong road

Definitions

  1. wrong way, wrong road

Ancestry of “tévút”, step by step

tévút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Irrweg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIrrwegwrong way
2Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
3Germanenwec—
4Old High Germanwegway
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Hungarian út

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianútway; road; trip
2Proto-Uralicutkatrack; way

Words derived from “tévút”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →