Where does “knijpkat” come from?

knijpkat (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.

knijpkat (Dutch): dyno torch, dynamo torch

Definitions

  1. dyno torch, dynamo torch

Ancestry of “knijpkat”, step by step

knijpkat 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 knijpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknijpento pinch, to squeeze
2Middle Dutchknipen—
3Old Dutchknīpen—
4Proto-West Germanicknīpanto pinch
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Latin cattus →