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Where does “ketlingr” come from?

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

ketlingr (Old Norse): kitten

Definitions

  1. kitten

Ancestry of “ketlingr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ketlingr”

  • kitling
  • harekilling
  • killing
  • kiteling
  • kittlin
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