Where does “Mauskatz” come from?

Mauskatz (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German katz, from Middle High German katze, 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.

Mauskatz (Pennsylvania German): mouser

Definitions

  1. mouser

Ancestry of “Mauskatz”, step by step

Mauskatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German katz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germankatzshort
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazzacat
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

via Pennsylvania German Maus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanMausmouse
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →