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 series of interconnected rings, usually of metal

Definitions

  1. chain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal

Ancestry of “kette”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “kette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Vulgar Latin *catenia →