Where does “kattugle” come from?

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

kattugle (Norwegian Nynorsk): tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Definitions

  1. tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Ancestry of “kattugle”, step by step

kattugle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk katt

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk ugle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskuglean owl
2Old Norseuglaowl
3Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →
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