Where does “abketten” come from?
abketten (German) comes from German ketten, 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...
abketten (German): cast off, bind off
Definitions
- cast off, bind off
Ancestry of “abketten”, step by step
abketten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ketten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ketten | to chain |
| 2 | German | kette | chain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal |
| 3 | Middle High German | keten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ketinna | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *katinnjā | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *catenia | — |
| 7 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |