Where does “vasérc” come from?
vasérc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian érc, from German Erz, from Middle High German arze, from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.
vasérc (Hungarian): iron ore
Definitions
- iron ore
Ancestry of “vasérc”, step by step
vasérc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian érc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | érc | ore |
| 2 | German | Erz | ore |
| 3 | Middle High German | arze | — |
| 4 | Old High German | aruzzi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aruts | ore |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arud- | — |
| 7 | Sumerian | ? | copper |
via Hungarian Vas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Vas | and in the former Kingdom of Hungary |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | waśke | a metal; copper, iron? |
| 3 | Proto-Tocharian | wi̯äsā | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂é-h₂us-o- | glow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |