Where does “ketten” come from?

ketten (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...

ketten (German): to chain

Definitions

  1. to chain

Ancestry of “ketten”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “ketten”

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