Where does “poezebeest” come from?
poezebeest (Dutch) comes from Dutch beest, from Middle Dutch beeste, from Middle Dutch beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.
poezebeest (Dutch): cat
Definitions
- cat
Ancestry of “poezebeest”, step by step
poezebeest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beest | An animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | beeste | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | beste | inflection of best: ## masculine nominative... |
| 4 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 5 | Latin | bēstia | a beast |
via Dutch poes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | poes | A female cat; A cat of either sex; A vagina,... |