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Where does “Katze” come from?

Katze (German) comes 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, from Latin cattus — a cat.

Katze (German): house cat, Felis silvestris catus; female house...

Definitions

  1. house cat, Felis silvestris catus; female house...

Ancestry of “Katze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankatzecat
2Old High Germankazza—
3Old High Germankatta—
4Proto-Celtickattācat
5Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
6Latincattaa cat
7Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “Katze”

  • Kleinfleckkatze
  • Katzenklo
  • Rohrkatze
  • Katzenjunges
  • Kätzin
  • Wildkatze
  • Katzenklappe
  • Langschwanzkatze
  • Waldkatze
  • Katzengold
  • Hauskatze
  • Flachkopfkatze
  • Graukatze
  • Naschkatze
  • Sandkatze
  • Rostkatze
  • Pampaskatze
  • Perserkatze
  • Katzenminze
  • Schwarzfußkatze
  • Katzenjammer
  • Siamkatze
  • Bengalkatze
  • Havana-Katze
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