Where does “miệt vườn” come from?

miệt vườn (Vietnamese) comes from Maltese miet, from Middle High German mite, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

miệt vườn (Vietnamese): orchard; grove (usually in the Mekong Delta region)

Definitions

  1. orchard; grove (usually in the Mekong Delta region)

Ancestry of “miệt vườn”, step by step

miệt vườn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese miet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesemietto die
2Middle High Germanmite—
3Old High Germanmitwith
4Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
5Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Vietnamese vườn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevườngarden
2Middle Chinese園—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →