Where does “kæderyge” come from?

kæderyge (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...

kæderyge (Danish): chain-smoke

Definitions

  1. chain-smoke

Ancestry of “kæderyge”, step by step

kæderyge 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 ryge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrygeto smoke; to go, fall
2Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
3Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Middle Low German kede →