Where does “Eichkätzchen” come from?
Eichkätzchen (German) comes from German Kätzchen, from German katze, from Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta — a cat.
Eichkätzchen (German): squirrel in the narrow sense
Definitions
- squirrel in the narrow sense
Ancestry of “Eichkätzchen”, step by step
Eichkätzchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kätzchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kätzchen | Diminutive of Katze: kitten; little cat;... |
| 2 | German | katze | house cat, Felis silvestris catus |
| 3 | Middle High German | katze | cat |
| 4 | Old High German | kazza | cat |
| 5 | Old High German | katta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kattā | cat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *kattǭ | female cat |
| 8 | Latin | catta | a cat |
| 9 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
via German Eiche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eiche | An oak tree, an oak, "Quercus"; the common tree;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | eich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | eih | oak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aik | oak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ilā | Forms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiks | oak tree; oak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |