Hírkereső
/ˈhiːr.kɛ.rɛ.ʃøː/noun
A Hungarian news-aggregation website whose name literally describes a service that searches for news.
Did you know?Hírkereső is a modern Hungarian compound formed from hír, “news,” and kereső, “seeker” or “searcher,” rather than an occult term despite its enchantment-like sound.
Etymological Timeline
Old Hungarian
Hungarian
hír
“News, report, or fame; the first element of the compound.”
Old Hungarian
Hungarian
keres
“To seek, search for, or look for.”
Modern Hungarian
Hungarian
kereső
“Searcher or searching; formed from keres with the agentive suffix -ő.”
Late 20th–Early 21st Century
Hungarian
hírkereső
“Literally “news-seeker”; a compound noun for a news-searching service.”
2000s–Present
Hungarian
Hírkereső
“The proper name of a Hungarian online news aggregator.”