Where does “ampe kế” come from?

ampe kế (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kẻ, from Chinese 偈, from English gear, from Middle English gere, from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.

ampe kế (Vietnamese): ammeter

Definitions

  1. ammeter

Ancestry of “ampe kế”, step by step

ampe kế traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kẻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekẻindividual, person, man; to draw a line
2Chinese
3EnglishgearEquipment or paraphernalia, especially that used...
4Middle EnglishgereAlternative form of gery; Alternative form of...
5Old Norsegervigear
6Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
7Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Vietnamese ampe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseampeampere
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti