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Where does “kat” come from?

kat (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kat (Dutch): cat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;...

Definitions

  1. cat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;...

Ancestry of “kat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcattecat
2Old Dutchkatta—
3Proto-Celtickattācat
4Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
5Latincattaa cat
6Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “kat”

  • Kattegat
  • rooikat
  • katkop
  • kattenkop
  • knijpkat
  • huiskat
  • kattengat
  • wijfjeskat
  • kattenluik
  • moeraskat
  • rietkat
  • katvogel
  • kattin
  • kattenjong
  • kattenmoeder
  • zwerfkat
  • katvanger
  • zeekat
  • kattenkruid
  • muskuskat
  • kat
  • rooikat
  • ikati
  • ikati
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