Where does “gây giống” come from?

gây giống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gậy, from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.

gây giống (Vietnamese): {{l|en|to breed; to propagate; to cultivate

Definitions

  1. {{l|en|to breed; to propagate; to cultivate

Ancestry of “gây giống”, step by step

gây giống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gậy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegậystick, cane, staff
2EnglishGayoriginally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person
3EnglishQueenA title used before the personal name of a queen
4Middle EnglishqueneA queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female...
5Old Englishcwenea woman; inflection of cwēn: ##...
6Old Englishcwēnqueen; woman, wife, queen
7Proto-West Germanickwāniwoman, wife
8Proto-Germanickwēnizwife
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Vietnamese giống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiốnga human race; a breed; a cultivar
2Proto-Vietick-coːŋʔseed
3Old Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwēniz