Where does “câu vui” come from?

câu vui (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cầu, 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.

câu vui (Vietnamese): to seek vain enjoyment or entertainment

Definitions

  1. to seek vain enjoyment or entertainment

Ancestry of “câu vui”, step by step

câu vui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecầua jianzi shuttlecock; a badminton shuttlecock;...
2Proto-Vietickaw—
3Dutchkauwento chew
4Middle Dutchcouwento chew
5Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
6Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
7Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Vietnamese vui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuimerry; joyful; gay
2Proto-Vietict-puːjjoyful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →