Where does “biển hiệu” come from?
biển hiệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Hiệu, 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 — to chew.
biển hiệu (Vietnamese): store/shop sign
Definitions
- store/shop sign
Ancestry of “biển hiệu”, step by step
biển hiệu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Hiệu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Hiệu | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 號 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 4 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via Vietnamese biển
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | biển | sea; ocean; sea; sign; signboard; placard; title... |