Where does “voedselketen” come from?

voedselketen (Dutch) comes from Dutch keten, 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...

voedselketen (Dutch): food chain

Definitions

  1. food chain

Ancestry of “voedselketen”, step by step

voedselketen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Dutch voedsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoedselfood; nutrient
2Middle Dutchvoetsel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old Dutch ketina →