Where does “thách đấu” come from?

thách đấu (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.

thách đấu (Vietnamese): to challenge to a fight/duel or competition

Definitions

  1. to challenge to a fight/duel or competition

Ancestry of “thách đấu”, step by step

thách đấu 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 đấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđấuto battle, fight; dipper, ladle, scoop
2Middle Chinese斗—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →