Where does “kǫttr” come from?

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

kǫttr (Old Norse): cat

Definitions

cat

Ancestry of “kǫttr”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	kattuz	cat
2	Latin	cattus	a cat
3	Latin	catta	a cat

Words derived from “kǫttr”

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