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 Germankazzacat
3Old High Germankatta—
4Proto-Celtickattācat
5Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
6Latincattaa cat
7Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →