Where does “hannkatt” come from?

hannkatt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål katt, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

hannkatt (Norwegian Bokmål): a tomcat

Definitions

  1. a tomcat

Ancestry of “hannkatt”, step by step

hannkatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål katt

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

via Norwegian Bokmål hann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhanna male
Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Germanic kattuz
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