Where does “kátr” come from?
kátr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kanhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European genk- — to gladen, rejoice.
Ancestry of “kátr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kanhtaz | happy, glad |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | genk- | to gladen, rejoice |
Words derived from “kátr”