Where does “kattunen” come from?

kattunen (German) comes from German Kattun, from Dutch katoen, from Middle Dutch catoen, from Middle Dutch cotoen, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

kattunen (German): calico

Definitions

  1. calico

Ancestry of “kattunen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKattuna kind of cotton fabric, calico
2Dutchkatoencotton, plant of the genus "Gossypium"; cotton
3Middle Dutchcatoen—
4Middle Dutchcotoen—
5Old Frenchcoton—
6Old Italiancotone—
7Arabicقُطُن—
8Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Old Italian cotone →