Where does “Katt” come from?

Katt (Low German) comes from Middle Low German katte, from Old Saxon katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

Katt (Low German): cat (Felis catus)

Definitions

  1. cat (Felis catus)

Ancestry of “Katt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankatte
2Old Saxonkattaa female cat
3Proto-Celtickattācat
4Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
5Latincattaa cat
6Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattusEvery word from Latin cattaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ