Where does “kåt” come from?
kåt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kāter, from Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic kanhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European genk- — to gladen, rejoice.
kåt (Swedish): horny; jolly, glad, cheerful
Definitions
- horny; jolly, glad, cheerful
Ancestry of “kåt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | kāter | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | kátr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kanhtaz | happy, glad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | genk- | to gladen, rejoice |