Where does “nói thách” come from?

nói thách (Vietnamese) comes from Middle English thach, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

nói thách (Vietnamese): to overcharge; to price out of the market

Definitions

  1. to overcharge; to price out of the market

Ancestry of “nói thách”, step by step

nói thách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English thach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthach—
2Old Englishþæcroof; thatch
3Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þak →
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