Where does “Hiệu” come from?

Hiệu (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 號, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “Hiệu”, step by step

Hiệu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 號

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese號—
2Proto-Vietickaw—
3Dutchkauwento chew
4Middle Dutchcouwento chew
5Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
6Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
7Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Chinese 校

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese校—

via Middle Chinese 號

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese號—

Words derived from “Hiệu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →