Where does “mặc kệ” come from?
mặc kệ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kẻ, from Chinese 偈, from English gear, from Middle English gere, from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.
mặc kệ (Vietnamese): to leave alone; to let alone
Definitions
- to leave alone; to let alone
Ancestry of “mặc kệ”, step by step
mặc kệ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese kẻ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | kẻ | individual, person, man; to draw a line |
| 2 | Chinese | 偈 | — |
| 3 | English | gear | Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used... |
| 4 | Middle English | gere | Alternative form of gery; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old Norse | gervi | gear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |