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 Dutchkattacat
3Proto-Celtickattācat
4Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
5Latincattaa cat
6Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “kat

Every word from Latin cattus