Where does “kedjebråk” come from?

kedjebråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

kedjebråk (Swedish): continued fraction

Definitions

  1. continued fraction

Ancestry of “kedjebråk”, step by step

kedjebråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kedja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
2Latincatēnachain
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Swedish bråk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbråkbrawl, row, racket; trouble; fraction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Swedish kedja
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