Where does “Katz” come from?

Katz (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German kazza, from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

Katz (Pennsylvania German): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “Katz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankazzacat
2Old High Germankatta—
3Proto-Celtickattācat
4Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
5Latincattaa cat
6Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →