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Where does “katt” come from?

katt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

katt (Swedish): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “katt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkatter—
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “katt”

  • katti
  • katinkulta
  • kattuggla
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