Where does “dọn dẹp” come from?

dọn dẹp (Vietnamese) comes from Middle English dep, from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.

dọn dẹp (Vietnamese): to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up

Definitions

  1. to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up

Ancestry of “dọn dẹp”, step by step

dọn dẹp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English dep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdepAlternative form of depe
2EnglishdepartmentA part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct...
3Frenchdépartementdepartment; département
4Middle Frenchdépartement
5Old Frenchdépartement
6Old Frenchdepartirto leave; to depart; departure
7Latindepartiōto divide
8Latindē-of; from
9Latinof; concerning; about
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Vietnamese đơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơnapplication, petition, request; alone, only
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós