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
- a tomcat
Ancestry of “hannkatt”, step by step
hannkatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål katt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | katt | a cat |
| 2 | Old Norse | kǫttr | cat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kattuz | cat |
| 4 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 5 | Latin | catta | a cat |
via Norwegian Bokmål hann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hann | a male |