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Where does “katt” come from?

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

katt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cat

Definitions

  1. a cat

Ancestry of “katt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “katt”

  • hannkatt
  • røyskatt
  • kattunge
  • apekatt
  • kattedyr
  • huskatt
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