Where does “làn sóng” come from?

làn sóng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lặn, from English lane, from Middle English lane, from Old English lane, from Proto-West Germanic lanu, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.

làn sóng (Vietnamese): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “làn sóng”, step by step

làn sóng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lặn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselặnto dive; to hide; to set
2EnglishlaneA road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow...
3Middle Englishlanelane, alley narrow passage between buildings
4Old Englishlanelane, narrow path
5Proto-West Germaniclanulane, passageway
6Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic lanō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lanu →Every word from Old English lane →