Where does “keðjusög” come from?

keðjusög (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...

keðjusög (Icelandic): chainsaw

Definitions

  1. chainsaw

Ancestry of “keðjusög”, step by step

keðjusög 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 sög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsögsaw
2Old Norsesǫgsaw
3Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Middle Low German kede →