Where does “katzen” come from?

katzen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

katzen (Luxembourgish): to vomit, to puke

Definitions

  1. to vomit, to puke

Ancestry of “katzen”, step by step

katzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German katze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankatzecat
2Old High Germankazzacat
3Old High Germankatta—
4Proto-Celtickattācat
5Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
6Latincattaa cat
7Latincattusa cat

via German kotzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankotzento vomit; to puke
2Germankoppento crib
3Middle High Germankoppen—

Words derived from “katzen”

Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →
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