Where does “kettingganger” come from?

kettingganger (Dutch) comes from Dutch ketting, from Middle Dutch kettinc, from Middle Dutch ketene, from Old Dutch ketina, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

kettingganger (Dutch): chainganger, somebody put to work in a chain gang

Definitions

  1. chainganger, somebody put to work in a chain gang

Ancestry of “kettingganger”, step by step

kettingganger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ketting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkettingchain; necklace
2Middle Dutchkettinc—
3Middle Dutchketene—
4Old Dutchketina—
5Latincatēnachain
6Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Dutch ganger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgangerA pedestrian
2Middle Dutchgagnere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old Dutch ketina →