Where does “kāter” come from?

kāter (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic kanhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European genk- — to gladen, rejoice.

kāter (Old Swedish): jolly, glad, cheerful

Definitions

  1. jolly, glad, cheerful

Ancestry of “kāter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekátrjolly, glad, cheerful
2Proto-Germanickanhtazhappy, glad
3Proto-Indo-Europeangenk-to gladen, rejoice

Words derived from “kāter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European genk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanhtaz →Every word from Old Norse kátr →