Where does “fæðukeðja” come from?

fæðukeðja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic keðja, from Danish kæde, from Middle Low German kede, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

fæðukeðja (Icelandic): food chain

Definitions

  1. food chain

Ancestry of “fæðukeðja”, step by step

fæðukeðja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic keðja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickeðjachain
2Danishkædechain; line; to link
3Middle Low Germankede—
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Icelandic fæða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfæðato give birth to; to feed, to nourish; food
2Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
3Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Middle Low German kede →