Where does “kattegrus” come from?

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

kattegrus (Danish): kitty litter

Definitions

  1. kitty litter

Ancestry of “kattegrus”, step by step

kattegrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kat

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

via Danish grus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrusgravel
2Middle Low Germangrūs—
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →