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

  1. yoke; to stop

Ancestry of “ách”, step by step

ách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French halte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhaltehalt, pause, break; halting place; flag stop, way...
2GermanHalthold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support
3Middle High Germanhalt—
4Proto-Germanic*haldiz—

via Middle Chinese 軛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese軛—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *haldiz →Every word from Middle High German halt →Every word from German Halt →