Where does “Vietnamoorlog” come from?

Vietnamoorlog (Dutch) comes from Dutch Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.

Vietnamoorlog (Dutch): Vietnam War

Definitions

  1. Vietnam War

Ancestry of “Vietnamoorlog”, step by step

Vietnamoorlog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Vietnam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVietnam—
2VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
3VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
4Middle Chinese南—

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge—
3Old Dutchurlage—
Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Vietnamese Nam Việt →Every word from Vietnamese Việt Nam →