Where does “Katzenklappe” come from?
Katzenklappe (German) comes 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, from Latin cattus — a cat.
Katzenklappe (German): cat flap
Definitions
- cat flap
Ancestry of “Katzenklappe”, step by step
Katzenklappe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German katze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | katze | house cat, Felis silvestris catus |
| 2 | Middle High German | katze | cat |
| 3 | Old High German | kazza | cat |
| 4 | Old High German | katta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kattā | cat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *kattǭ | female cat |
| 7 | Latin | catta | a cat |
| 8 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
via German klappe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klappe | inflection of klappen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Russian | клапан | кла́пан • m inan; valve; vent, stop |
| 3 | German | klappen | to clap; to fold; to flip; to bend; to work out,... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | klappen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | klappon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klappōną | To strike or pound; To make loud noises,... |