Where does “toalettpapír” come from?
toalettpapír (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian toalett, from German Toilette, from French toilette, from French Toile, from Old French toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
toalettpapír (Hungarian): toilet paper
Ancestry of “toalettpapír”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | toalett | toilet; dress; dressing room |
| 2 | German | Toilette | toilet; toilette |
| 3 | French | toilette | toilet; the toilet, lavatory |
| 4 | French | Toile | — |
| 5 | Old French | toile | fabric; web |
| 6 | Old French | teile | Alternative form of toile |
| 7 | Latin | tēla | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 11 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 12 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |