Where does “núi non” come from?

núi non (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese núi, from French nouille, from German Nudel, from Middle High German knödel, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

núi non (Vietnamese): mountains

Definitions

  1. mountains

Ancestry of “núi non”, step by step

núi non traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese núi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenúia mountain
2Frenchnouillenoodle; dumbhead; cock, dick
3GermanNudelpasta, noodle
4Middle High Germanknödel—
5Old High Germanknotoknot
6Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
7Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

via Vietnamese nón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesenónAsian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet
2Proto-Vietick-nɔːn—
3Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old High German knoto →