Where does “kattarjurt” come from?

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

kattarjurt (Icelandic): northern yellowcress (Rorippa islandica)

Definitions

  1. northern yellowcress (Rorippa islandica)

Ancestry of “kattarjurt”, step by step

kattarjurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic köttur

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

via Icelandic jurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjurtplant
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →