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Where does “abekat” come from?

abekat (Danish) comes from Danish kat, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

abekat (Danish): A monkey; A mischievous and uncivilized person,...

Definitions

  1. A monkey; A mischievous and uncivilized person,...

Ancestry of “abekat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkatcat; khat
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
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