Where does “cười lăn cười bò” come from?
cười lăn cười bò (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cười bò, from Vietnamese bỏ, from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder, from Old English rīdere — to fit, to fix, to put together.
cười lăn cười bò (Vietnamese): to laugh one's head off; to roll on the floor laughing (ROFL); to laugh one's ass off; to laugh one's arse off (LMAO); to laugh out loud (LOL)
Definitions
- to laugh one's head off; to roll on the floor laughing (ROFL); to laugh one's ass off; to laugh one's arse off (LMAO); to laugh out loud (LOL)
Ancestry of “cười lăn cười bò”, step by step
cười lăn cười bò traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese cười bò
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cười bò | to double up with laughter; to laugh out loud |
| 2 | Vietnamese | bỏ | to put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit |
| 3 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 4 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 5 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 6 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 7 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 8 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 9 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Vietnamese cười lăn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cười lăn | to split one's side with laughter; to laugh out loud |
| 2 | Vietnamese | lặn | to dive; to hide; to set |
| 3 | English | lane | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow... |
| 4 | Middle English | lane | lane, alley narrow passage between buildings |
| 5 | Old English | lane | lane, narrow path |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lanu | lane, passageway |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lanō | lane, passageway |