Where does “ách” come from?
ách (Vietnamese) comes from French halte, from German Halt, from Middle High German halt, from Proto-Germanic *haldiz.
ách (Vietnamese): yoke; to stop
Definitions
- yoke; to stop
Ancestry of “ách”, step by step
ách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French halte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | halte | halt, pause, break; halting place; flag stop, way... |
| 2 | German | Halt | hold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support |
| 3 | Middle High German | halt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *haldiz | — |
via Middle Chinese 軛
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 軛 | — |