Where does “Riesenginsterkatze” come from?
Riesenginsterkatze (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.
Riesenginsterkatze (German): giant forest genet
Definitions
- giant forest genet
Ancestry of “Riesenginsterkatze”, step by step
Riesenginsterkatze traces back through 3 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 Ginster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ginster | broom shrub, especially |
| 2 | Old High German | genesta | — |
| 3 | Latin | genista | Alternative form of genesta |
| 4 | Latin | genesta | broom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gwₑnestā | — |
via German riesen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | riesen | giant |