Where does “stórköttur” come from?

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

stórköttur (Icelandic): big cat

Definitions

  1. big cat

Ancestry of “stórköttur”, step by step

stórköttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic köttur

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

via Icelandic stór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstórbig; great
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →