Where does “bergketen” come from?

bergketen (Dutch) comes from Dutch berg, from Middle Dutch berch, from Old Dutch berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bergketen (Dutch): mountain range

Definitions

  1. mountain range

Ancestry of “bergketen”, step by step

bergketen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Dutch keten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchketenchain, fetter, shackle; chain; to fool around...
2Middle Dutchketene—
3Old Dutchketina—
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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