Where does “kê đơn” come from?

kê đơn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kẻ, from Chinese 偈, from English gear, from Middle English gere, from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.

kê đơn (Vietnamese): to prescribe, to write a prescription

Definitions

  1. to prescribe, to write a prescription

Ancestry of “kê đơn”, step by step

kê đơn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kẻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekẻindividual, person, man; to draw a line
2Chinese
3EnglishgearEquipment or paraphernalia, especially that used...
4Middle EnglishgereAlternative form of gery; Alternative form of...
5Old Norsegervigear
6Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
7Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Vietnamese đơn thuốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơn thuốcprescription written order for the administration of a medicine
2Vietnamesethuốcmedicine; medicament; drug; Short for thuốc lá;...
3Chinese
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanduk ~ tukpoison; poisonous, toxic; to poison
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti