Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Katzenminze” come from?

Katzenminze (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.

Katzenminze (German): catnip, plant of the genus "Nepeta"

Definitions

  1. catnip, plant of the genus "Nepeta"

Ancestry of “Katzenminze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankatze—
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazza—
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →