Where does “hreysiköttur” come from?

hreysiköttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic köttur, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

hreysiköttur (Icelandic): ermine

Definitions

  1. ermine

Ancestry of “hreysiköttur”, step by step

hreysiköttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic köttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicköttura cat
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

via Icelandic hreysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichreysihovel, shanty; poor, wretched cottage
2Old Norsehreysia cairn; a pile or heap of stones; a cave or den
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →