Where does “katje” come from?
katje (Dutch) comes from Malay gaji, from Dutch gage, from French gage, from Middle French gage, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
katje (Dutch): kitty
Definitions
- kitty
Ancestry of “katje”, step by step
katje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay gaji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | gaji | salary; wage, an amount of money paid to a worker... |
| 2 | Dutch | gage | wage for work performed |
| 3 | French | gage | pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty;... |
| 4 | Middle French | gage | — |
| 5 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 6 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 7 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 8 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |