Where does “festketten” come from?

festketten (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...

festketten (German): }} to chain To fasten something or someone with a chain to something or someone

Definitions

  1. }} to chain To fasten something or someone with a chain to something or someone

Ancestry of “festketten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankettento chain
2Germankettechain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal
3Middle High Germanketen—
4Old High Germanketinna—
5Proto-Germanic*katinnjā—
6Vulgar Latin*catenia—
7Latincatēnachain
8Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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