Where does “meerkat” come from?
meerkat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch meerkat, from Middle Dutch meercatte, from Old Dutch merikatta.
meerkat (Afrikaans): meerkat
Ancestry of “meerkat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | meerkat | A guenon, vervet, talapoin or patas; one of a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | meercatte | monkey, ape |
| 3 | Old Dutch | merikatta | — |
Words derived from “meerkat”