Where does “lên thớt” come from?
lên thớt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lên, from French laine, from Middle French laine, from Old French lainne, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
lên thớt (Vietnamese): to be about to be punished; to be due for the chopping block
Definitions
- to be about to be punished; to be due for the chopping block
Ancestry of “lên thớt”, step by step
lên thớt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese lên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lên | to go up, come up, rise; to be or reach a certain... |
| 2 | French | laine | wool |
| 3 | Middle French | laine | — |
| 4 | Old French | lainne | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāna | wool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Vietnamese thớt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thớt | chopping board |
| 2 | English | thread | A long, thin and flexible form of material,... |
| 3 | Middle English | þred | thread (of twine or fibre) |
| 4 | Old English | þrǣd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēduz | thread, twisted fibre |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treh₁-tu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |