Where does “kattenluik” come from?
kattenluik (Dutch) comes from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
kattenluik (Dutch): cat flap
Definitions
- cat flap
Ancestry of “kattenluik”, step by step
kattenluik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch luik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 3 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |