Where does “Ketten” come from?

Ketten (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German ketene, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Ketten (Luxembourgish): chain

Definitions

  1. chain

Ancestry of “Ketten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanketene—
2Old High Germanketīna—
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old High German ketīna →