Where does “harekilling” come from?

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

harekilling (Danish): leveret

Definitions

  1. leveret

Ancestry of “harekilling”, step by step

harekilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish killing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkillingkitten; leveret
2Old Norseketlingrkitten
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Danish hare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishharehare
2Old Norsehari—
3Germanic*hesô—
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →