Where does “xông” come from?
xông (Vietnamese) comes from French sonde, from Middle French sonde, from Old French sonde, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
xông (Vietnamese): to charge forward; to soak in steam or smoke
Definitions
- to charge forward; to soak in steam or smoke
Ancestry of “xông”, step by step
xông traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sonde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sonde | probe; sound; Any of various devices for testing... |
| 2 | Middle French | sonde | sounding line |
| 3 | Old French | sonde | sounding line |
| 4 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 5 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |
via Middle Chinese 衝
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 衝 | — |