Where does “huskat” come from?

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

huskat (Danish): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “huskat”, step by step

huskat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kat

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

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →