Where does “lặn” come from?
lặn (Vietnamese) comes from English lane, from Middle English lane, from Old English lane, from Proto-West Germanic lanu, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.
lặn (Vietnamese): to dive; to hide; to set
Ancestry of “lặn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lane | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow... |
| 2 | Middle English | lane | — |
| 3 | Old English | lane | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lanu | lane, passageway |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lanō | lane, passageway |