Where does “kattedyr” come from?

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

kattedyr (Danish): felid

Definitions

  1. felid

Ancestry of “kattedyr”, step by step

kattedyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kat

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

via Danish dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdyranimal, beast; animal; deer
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →
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