Where does “ankkurikettinki” come from?
ankkurikettinki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kettinki, from Swedish kätting, 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...
ankkurikettinki (Finnish): anchor chain
Definitions
- anchor chain
Ancestry of “ankkurikettinki”, step by step
ankkurikettinki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kettinki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kettinki | chain |
| 2 | Swedish | kätting | chain |
| 3 | Dutch | ketting | chain; necklace |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | kettinc | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ketene | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ketina | — |
| 7 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
via Finnish ankkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ankkuri | anchor; anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman; armature |
| 2 | Swedish | ankare | an anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | akkeri | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 5 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |