Where does “vészterhes” come from?

vészterhes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.

vészterhes (Hungarian): fraught with danger, perilous, baleful

Definitions

  1. fraught with danger, perilous, baleful

Ancestry of “vészterhes”, step by step

vészterhes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
2Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

via Hungarian terhes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianterhespregnant, in a family way; burdensome, hard,...
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Proto-Uralic wexe- →Every word from Hungarian vész →