Where does “Raubkatze” come from?
Raubkatze (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.
Raubkatze (German): non-domestic cat, big cat, feline predator
Definitions
- non-domestic cat, big cat, feline predator
Ancestry of “Raubkatze”, step by step
Raubkatze 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 rauben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rauben | to rob, to steal; to rob, to deprive; to take... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rouben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | roubōn | to rob, steal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |