Where does “forretningskæde” come from?

forretningskæde (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...

forretningskæde (Danish): a chain store

Definitions

  1. a chain store

Ancestry of “forretningskæde”, step by step

forretningskæde 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 forretning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforretningstore; business
2Danish-ningAlternative form of -ing; -ing; action of
3Old Norse-ning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Middle Low German kede