Where does “kæderyger” come from?
kæderyger (Danish) comes from Danish ryger, from Danish ryge, from Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.
kæderyger (Danish): chain-smoker
Ancestry of “kæderyger”, step by step
kæderyger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ryger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | ryger | smoker; present of ryge |
| 2 | Danish | ryge | to smoke; to go, fall |
| 3 | Old Norse | rjúka | to reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |
via Danish kæde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | kæde | chain; line; to link |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kede | — |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |