Where does “kattesand” come from?

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

kattesand (Norwegian Bokmål): cat litter

Definitions

  1. cat litter

Ancestry of “kattesand”, step by step

kattesand 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 sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsandsand
2Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →