Where does “katz” come from?

katz (Pennsylvania German) comes 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.

katz (Pennsylvania German): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “katz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “katz”

Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →