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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

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