Where does “kat” come from?

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

kat (Danish): cat; khat

Definitions

cat; khat

Ancestry of “kat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	kǫttr	cat
2	Proto-Germanic	kattuz	cat
3	Latin	cattus	a cat
4	Latin	catta	a cat

Words derived from “kat”

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kat — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer