Where does “kåt” come from?

kåt (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian katte, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kåt (North Frisian): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kåt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankatte
2Proto-Celtickattācat
3Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattusEvery word from Latin cattaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ