Where does “katzenhaft” come from?

katzenhaft (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.

katzenhaft (German): catlike, cattish; slinky, feline

Definitions

  1. catlike, cattish; slinky, feline

Ancestry of “katzenhaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankatzehouse cat, Felis silvestris catus
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazzacat
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →
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