Where does “거둥둥하다” come from?

거둥둥하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 하다, from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮, from Old Korean 爲 — to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

거둥둥하다 (Korean): |_|Gyeongsang}} to be similar (of something that can be objectively compared)

Definitions

  1. |_|Gyeongsang}} to be similar (of something that can be objectively compared)

Ancestry of “거둥둥하다”, step by step

거둥둥하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean하다…을 하다; …을 —게 하다; …을 …으로 하다
2Middle Koreanᄒᆞ다〮
3Old Koreanto do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

via Korean 거둥둥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean거둥둥
Every word from Old Korean Every word from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮Every word from Korean 하다