Where does “zwerfkat” come from?

zwerfkat (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.

zwerfkat (Dutch): stray cat

Definitions

  1. stray cat

Ancestry of “zwerfkat”, step by step

zwerfkat 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 zwerven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwervento wander, to roam
2Middle Dutchswervento rove; to stray
3Old Dutchswervan—
4Proto-Germanicswerbanąto rub; wipe; polish; to file
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep
Every word from Latin cattus →