Where does “bjergkæde” come from?

bjergkæde (Danish) comes from Danish kæde, from Middle Low German kede, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

bjergkæde (Danish): mountain range

Definitions

  1. mountain range

Ancestry of “bjergkæde”, step by step

bjergkæde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kæde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkædechain; line; to link
2Middle Low Germankede—
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Danish bjerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbjergmountain; hill; imperative of bjerge
2Old NorsebjargAlternative form of berg; cliff
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Middle Low German kede →