Where does “thử thách” come from?

thử thách (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.

thử thách (Vietnamese): to challenge; to try; to put to the test

Definitions

  1. to challenge; to try; to put to the test

Ancestry of “thử thách”, step by step

thử thách 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 thứ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethứinferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...
2Chinese首neck
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*qV-luʔhead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þak →