Where does “valkűrök” come from?
valkűrök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian valkűr, from German Walküre, from Old Norse valkyrja, from Old Norse kyrja, from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
valkűrök (Hungarian): nominative plural of valkűr
Definitions
- nominative plural of valkűr
Ancestry of “valkűrök”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | valkűr | Valkyrie |
| 2 | German | Walküre | Valkyrie |
| 3 | Old Norse | valkyrja | Valkyrie |
| 4 | Old Norse | kyrja | chooser |
| 5 | Old Norse | kjósa | to choose; to desire, wish; to elect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |