Where does “kat” come from?

kat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kat, from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kat (Afrikaans): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkatcat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;...
2Middle Dutchcattecat
3Old Dutchkattacat
4Proto-Celtickattācat
5Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
6Latincattaa cat
7Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “kat”

Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →