Where does “Atmungskette” come from?

Atmungskette (German) comes from German kette, from Middle High German keten, from Old High German ketinna, from Proto-Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Atmungskette (German): respiratory chain

Definitions

  1. respiratory chain

Ancestry of “Atmungskette”, step by step

Atmungskette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankettechain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal
2Middle High Germanketen—
3Old High Germanketinna—
4Proto-Germanic*katinnjā—
5Vulgar Latin*catenia—
6Latincatēnachain
7Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via German Atmung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAtmungrespiration, breathing
2Germanatmento breathe
3Middle High Germanātemen—
4Old High Germanātamōn—
5Proto-Germanicēþmazbreath, breathing; spirit; breeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₁tmén-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Vulgar Latin *catenia →