Where does “kittenless” come from?
kittenless (English) comes from English kitten, from Middle English kitoun, from Middle English cat, from Old English catt, from Proto-West Germanic *kattu.
kittenless (English): Without kittens
Ancestry of “kittenless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kitten | A young cat, especially before sexual maturity; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | kitoun | kitten |
| 3 | Middle English | cat | cat |
| 4 | Old English | catt | cat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kattu | — |