Where does “kattlåda” come from?

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

kattlåda (Swedish): a litter box

Definitions

  1. a litter box

Ancestry of “kattlåda”, step by step

kattlåda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish katt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkattcat
2Old Swedishkattercat
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Swedish låda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlådabox
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Latin catta →