Where does “canh gác” come from?
canh gác (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gác, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
canh gác (Vietnamese): to watch; to guard; to mount guard
Definitions
- to watch; to guard; to mount guard
Ancestry of “canh gác”, step by step
canh gác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese gác
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | gác | to guard; to watch; to put something on... |
| 2 | French | garde | A watch, guard; A handle; A protection |
| 3 | French | garder | to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;... |
| 4 | Middle French | garder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |