Where does “dãy núi” come from?
dãy núi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese núi, from French nouille, from German Nudel, from Middle High German knödel, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
dãy núi (Vietnamese): mountain range
Definitions
- mountain range
Ancestry of “dãy núi”, step by step
dãy núi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese núi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | núi | a mountain |
| 2 | French | nouille | noodle; dumbhead; cock, dick |
| 3 | German | Nudel | pasta, noodle |
| 4 | Middle High German | knödel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | knoto | knot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |
via Vietnamese dãy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | dãy | a set, a chain, a series |