Where does “kòtze” come from?

kòtze (Bavarian) comes from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kòtze (Bavarian): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kòtze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankatta—
2Proto-Celtickattācat
3Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →
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