Where does “Naschkatze” come from?

Naschkatze (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.

Naschkatze (German): person/child with a sweet tooth

Definitions

  1. person/child with a sweet tooth

Ancestry of “Naschkatze”, step by step

Naschkatze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German katze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankatzehouse cat, Felis silvestris catus
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazzacat
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

via German naschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannaschento nibble, to eat sweets on the sly
2Middle High Germannaschennibble
3Old High Germannascōnto nibble; smack
4Proto-West Germanichnaskwōnto make soft, tender; to grind, crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknēs-—
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →