Where does “kattenkop” come from?

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

kattenkop (Dutch): a cat's head; a bitchy woman

Definitions

  1. a cat's head; a bitchy woman

Ancestry of “kattenkop”, step by step

kattenkop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkatcat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;...
2Middle Dutchcattecat
3Old Dutchkattacat
4Proto-Celtickattācat
5Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
6Latincattaa cat
7Latincattusa cat

via Dutch kop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkopcup; head; a human
2Middle Dutchcop—
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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