Where does “røyskatt” come from?
røyskatt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk katt, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
røyskatt (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ermine, stoat or short-tailed weasel
Definitions
- an ermine, stoat or short-tailed weasel
Ancestry of “røyskatt”, step by step