Where does “dè sẻn” come from?

dè sẻn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sên, from French chaîne, from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

dè sẻn (Vietnamese): to economise; to spend sparingly

Definitions

  1. to economise; to spend sparingly

Ancestry of “dè sẻn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesênslug; chain
2Frenchchaînechain; channel; warp
3Middle Frenchchaisnechain
4Old Frenchchaenechain
5Latincatēnachain
6Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old French chaene →