Where does “rặng núi” come from?

rặng núi (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.

rặng núi (Vietnamese): mountain range

Definitions

  1. mountain range

Ancestry of “rặng núi”, step by step

rặng núi 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 răng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserăngtooth; why
2Proto-Vietick-saŋ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old High German knoto →
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