Where does “tűzcsapok” come from?
tűzcsapok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tűzcsap, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
tűzcsapok (Hungarian): nominative plural of tűzcsap
Definitions
- nominative plural of tűzcsap
Ancestry of “tűzcsapok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | tűzcsap | fire hydrant |
| 2 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 3 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |