Where does “lú lẫn” come from?
lú lẫn (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.
lú lẫn (Vietnamese): confused
Definitions
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Ancestry of “lú lẫn”, step by step
lú lẫn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese lặn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lặn | to dive; to hide; to set |
| 2 | English | lane | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow... |
| 3 | Middle English | lane | lane, alley narrow passage between buildings |
| 4 | Old English | lane | lane, narrow path |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lanu | lane, passageway |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lanō | lane, passageway |