Where does “năng nổ” come from?

năng nổ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nổ, from Vietnamese lò, from Vietnamese bỏ, from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder — to fit, to fix, to put together.

năng nổ (Vietnamese): enthusiastic; zealous; zestful

Definitions

  1. enthusiastic; zealous; zestful

Ancestry of “năng nổ”, step by step

năng nổ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenổto explode; to pop; to burst
2Vietnamesekiln, furnace, oven, heater
3Vietnamesebỏto put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit
4EnglishboardA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any...
5Englishboardridersurfer
6EnglishriderOne who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;...
7Middle EnglishridereAlternative form of ryder
8Middle EnglishryderA rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A...
9Old Englishrīdererider, knight
10Old Englishrīdanto ride
11Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
12Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
13Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Vietnamese nặng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenặngheavy; stressing due to containing a lot of...
2Proto-Vieticɗaŋʔ
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)aŋdry season
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-