Where does “kjetting” come from?

kjetting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch ketting, from Middle Dutch kettinc, from Middle Dutch ketene, from Old Dutch ketina, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

kjetting (Norwegian Bokmål): a chain

Definitions

  1. a chain

Ancestry of “kjetting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkettingchain; necklace
2Middle Dutchkettinc—
3Middle Dutchketene—
4Old Dutchketina—
5Latincatēnachain
6Proto-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 Dutch ketina →
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