Where does “Kette” come from?

Kette (German) comes 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...

Kette (German): chain; necklace, bracelet, anklet; chain,...

Definitions

  1. chain; necklace, bracelet, anklet; chain,...

Ancestry of “Kette”, step by step

Kette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German keten

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

via Middle High German ketene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanketene—
2Old High Germanketīna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Vulgar Latin *catenia →