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Where does “køttur” come from?

køttur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

køttur (Faroese): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “køttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekǫttrcat
2Proto-Germanickattuzcat
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “køttur”

  • kattarklógv
  • beinbrotskattarklógv
  • kettlingur
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