Etymograph

English

politzerization

Politzerization comes from Hungarian Politzer.

  1. HungarianmodernPolitzer1
  2. Englishtodaypolitzerization1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English politzerization

Lineage

  1. HungarianmodernPolitzerWiktionary, English politzerization
  2. EnglishtodaypolitzerizationWiktionary, English politzerization

Formed from Politzer + -ization

The story

From Hungarian Politzer + -ization, named after Ádám Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from Hungarian Politzer

Today it means

noun The inflation of the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “politzerization”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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