Where does “ghi tên” come from?

ghi tên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ghì, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

ghi tên (Vietnamese): to write down one's name; to sign up, register

Definitions

  1. to write down one's name; to sign up, register

Ancestry of “ghi tên”, step by step

ghi tên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ghì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseghìto hold tightly, to tightly embrace
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

via Vietnamese tên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetêngiven name; name; person
2Proto-Slavic*tъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →