Where does “kattebestand” come from?

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

kattebestand (Danish): cat population

Definitions

  1. cat population

Ancestry of “kattebestand”, step by step

kattebestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kat

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

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Latin catta →