Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “catte” come from?

catte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

catte (Middle Dutch): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “catte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkatta—
2Proto-Celtickattācat
3Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “catte”

  • Kattegat
  • rooikat
  • katkop
  • kattenkop
  • knijpkat
  • huiskat
  • kattengat
  • wijfjeskat
  • kattenluik
  • moeraskat
  • rietkat
  • katvogel
  • kattin
  • kattenjong
  • kattenmoeder
  • kat
  • zwerfkat
  • katvanger
  • zeekat
  • kattenkruid
  • muskuskat
  • kat
  • rooikat
  • ikati
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