Where does “lo sợ” come from?

lo sợ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lò, from Vietnamese bỏ, from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder, from Old English rīdere — to fit, to fix, to put together.

lo sợ (Vietnamese): to be anxious and fearful; to fear

Definitions

  1. to be anxious and fearful; to fear

Ancestry of “lo sợ”, step by step

lo sợ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiln, furnace, oven, heater
2Vietnamesebỏto put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit
3EnglishboardA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any...
4Englishboardridersurfer
5EnglishriderOne who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;...
6Middle EnglishridereAlternative form of ryder
7Middle EnglishryderA rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A...
8Old Englishrīdererider, knight
9Old Englishrīdanto ride
10Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
11Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
12Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Vietnamese số

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnumber; size; amount; count
2Frenchsœursister; nun
3Middle Frenchsoeursister
4Old Frenchsuernominative singular of seror; to dry
5Latinsororsister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...
6Proto-Italicswezōrsister
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
8Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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