Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “tő” come from?

tő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -ék, 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...

tő (Hungarian): stem , foot, stump; stem; root

Definitions

  1. stem , foot, stump; stem; root

Ancestry of “tő”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-ékAdded to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous...
2Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
3Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
4Proto-West Germanic-jā—
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “tő”

  • tőszámnév
  • tőszámnevek
  • tönk
  • tőke
  • tőkehal
  • tönkre
  • tőszám
  • tőkék
  • tőkét
  • tőszámok
  • tőkehalak
  • tőkepiac
  • tönkök
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →