Where does “Kattegat” come from?

Kattegat (English) 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.

Kattegat (English): A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland

Definitions

  1. A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland

Ancestry of “Kattegat”, step by step

Kattegat 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 gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
2Middle Dutchgat—
3Old Dutchgat—
4Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →
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