Where does “Katzenfreund” come from?

Katzenfreund (German) comes from Luxembourgish katzen, 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.

Katzenfreund (German): catlover

Definitions

  1. catlover

Ancestry of “Katzenfreund”, step by step

Katzenfreund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish katzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishkatzento vomit, to puke
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazzacat
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

via German Freund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreundfriend; boyfriend; blood relative
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →