Where does “kæde sammen” come from?

kæde sammen (Danish) comes from Danish sammen, from Old Danish samæn, from Old Norse saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

kæde sammen (Danish): to connect, link up

Definitions

  1. to connect, link up

Ancestry of “kæde sammen”, step by step

kæde sammen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsammentogether
2Old Danishsamæn—
3Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
4Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Danish kæde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkædechain; line; to link
2Middle Low Germankede—
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samanai →Every word from Old Norse saman →