Where does “kater” come from?
kater (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic kanhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European genk- — to gladen, rejoice.
Ancestry of “kater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kátr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kanhtaz | happy, glad |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | genk- | to gladen, rejoice |