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

  1. 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

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 Người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person

via Vietnamese Hạ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseHạthe Xia dynasty
2Proto-Vietichaːʔ
3Proto-Mon-Khmerhaʔto open mouth
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti