Where does “cầu chui” come from?

cầu chui (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.

cầu chui (Vietnamese): a viaduct; overpass; flyover

Definitions

  1. a viaduct; overpass; flyover

Ancestry of “cầu chui”, step by step

cầu chui 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 English Chui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChui—
2Proto-Vietic*k-cuːs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →