Where does “kẻ hầu người hạ” come from?
kẻ hầu người hạ (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.
kẻ hầu người hạ (Vietnamese): servants
Definitions
- servants
Ancestry of “kẻ hầu người hạ”, step by step
kẻ hầu người hạ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese kẻ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | kẻ | individual, person, man; to draw a line |
| 2 | Chinese | 偈 | — |
| 3 | English | gear | Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used... |
| 4 | Middle English | gere | Alternative form of gery; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old Norse | gervi | gear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |