Where does “gể” come from?

gể (Muong) comes from Vietnamese ghế, from Vietnamese băng ghế, from French banc, from Old High German banc, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

gể (Muong): chair

Definitions

  1. chair

Ancestry of “gể”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseghếa seat
2Vietnamesebăng ghếbench
3Frenchbancbench; bank; bank, shoal, school
4Old High Germanbanccounter, bench
5Proto-West Germanicbankibench
6Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →