Where does “pusekatt” come from?

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

pusekatt (Norwegian Nynorsk): A puss (cat)

Definitions

  1. A puss (cat)

Ancestry of “pusekatt”, step by step

pusekatt 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 pus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpuscat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →