Where does “wijfjeskat” come from?

wijfjeskat (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.

wijfjeskat (Dutch): she-cat, female of the cat; queen

Definitions

  1. she-cat, female of the cat; queen

Ancestry of “wijfjeskat”, step by step

wijfjeskat 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 wijfje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijfjenon-human female
2Dutchwijfwoman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch;...
3Middle Dutchwijfwoman; wife, married woman
4Old Dutchwīfwoman
5Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →