Where does “nơ bướm” come from?
nơ bướm (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.
nơ bướm (Vietnamese): bow
Definitions
- bow
Ancestry of “nơ bướm”, step by step
nơ bướm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nổ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nổ | to explode; to pop; to burst |
| 2 | Vietnamese | lò | kiln, furnace, oven, heater |
| 3 | Vietnamese | bỏ | to put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit |
| 4 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 5 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 6 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 7 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 8 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 9 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 10 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Vietnamese bướm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bướm | a butterfly; vulva |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | paːmʔ | butterfly |
via French nœud papillon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nœud papillon | bowtie |