Where does “katze” come from?

katze (German) comes 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.

katze (German): house cat, Felis silvestris catus

Definitions

  1. house cat, Felis silvestris catus

Ancestry of “katze”, step by step

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

Words derived from “katze”

Every word from Latin cattus →