Where does “nên thơ” come from?

nên thơ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nên, from Dutch neen, from Middle Dutch neen, from Old Dutch nēn, from Old Dutch ne, from Proto-Germanic nē, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

nên thơ (Vietnamese): moving; inspirational

Definitions

  1. moving; inspirational

Ancestry of “nên thơ”, step by step

nên thơ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenênto develop into; to change into; should; ought...
2Dutchneenno; stressed or formal form of nee
3Middle Dutchneen
4Old Dutchnēnnone, not one
5Old Dutchnenot
6Proto-Germanicnot
7Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Vietnamese thơ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethơyoung, tender; poetry; a poem
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-