Where does “lấn lướt” come from?

lấn lướt (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.

lấn lướt (Vietnamese): to overpower; to overwhelm; to overshadow; to be domineering; to be overbearing

Definitions

  1. to overpower; to overwhelm; to overshadow; to be domineering; to be overbearing

Ancestry of “lấn lướt”, step by step

lấn lướt 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 lướt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselướtto glide; to graze; to pass quickly
Every word from Proto-Germanic lanōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lanuEvery word from Old English lane