Where does “vízcsapok” come from?
vízcsapok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vízcsap, 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.
vízcsapok (Hungarian): nominative plural of vízcsap
Definitions
- nominative plural of vízcsap
Ancestry of “vízcsapok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | vízcsap | water tap, faucet |
| 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 |