Where does “kiteling” come from?

kiteling (Middle English) comes from Old Norse ketlingr, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kiteling (Middle English): young of an animal, especially a kitten

Definitions

  1. young of an animal, especially a kitten

Ancestry of “kiteling”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kiteling”

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