Where does “Kater” come from?

Kater (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German kāter, from Old Saxon kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō — tomcat.

Kater (German Low German): tomcat, male cat, he-cat

Definitions

  1. tomcat, male cat, he-cat

Ancestry of “Kater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankāter—
2Old Saxonkataro—
3Proto-West Germanic*kataʀōtomcat
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō →Every word from Old Saxon kataro →Every word from Middle Low German kāter →