Where does “làm nên” come from?
làm nên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nên, from Dutch neen, from Middle Dutch neen, from Old Dutch nēn, from Old Dutch ne, from Proto-Germanic nē, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
làm nên (Vietnamese): to create; to found; to achieve
Definitions
- to create; to found; to achieve
Ancestry of “làm nên”, step by step
làm nên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nên | to develop into; to change into; should; ought... |
| 2 | Dutch | neen | no; stressed or formal form of nee |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | neen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | nēn | none, not one |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ne | not |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nē | not |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Vietnamese làm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | làm | to do; to make; to work |
| 2 | French | lamé | past participle of lamer |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |