Where does “kāter” come from?

kāter (German) comes from German Katarrh, from Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος, from Ancient Greek καταρρέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

kāter (German): tomcat, tom, male cat

Definitions

  1. tomcat, tom, male cat

Ancestry of “kāter”, step by step

kāter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Katarrh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKatarrhAlternative form of Katarr
2Latincatarrhuscatarrh, rheum
3Ancient Greekκατάρροοςcatarrh, head cold
4Ancient Greekκαταρρέωflow down; stream, rush; drip
5Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
6Ancient Greekκατά
7Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
8Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
9Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Middle High German katere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankatere
2Old High Germankataro
3Old Saxonkataro
4Proto-West Germanic*kataʀōtomcat

Words derived from “kāter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr