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Where does “kædesav” come from?

kædesav (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...

kædesav (Danish): a chainsaw

Definitions

  1. a chainsaw

Ancestry of “kædesav”, step by step

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