Where does “kattlucka” come from?

kattlucka (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.

kattlucka (Swedish): a cat flap

Definitions

  1. a cat flap

Ancestry of “kattlucka”, step by step

kattlucka 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 lucka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishluckaa gap, a hole, an open slot, a small empty room;...
2Slovaklúkameadow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkalow-lying meadow, water-meadow
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclankāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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