Where does “kattmat” come from?

kattmat (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.

kattmat (Swedish): cat food

Definitions

cat food

Ancestry of “kattmat”, step by step

kattmat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish katt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	katt	cat
2	Old Swedish	katter	cat
3	Old Norse	kǫttr	cat
4	Proto-Germanic	kattuz	cat
5	Latin	cattus	a cat
6	Latin	catta	a cat

via Swedish mat

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	mat	food
2	Old Norse	matr	food
3	Proto-Germanic	matiz	food
4	Proto-Germanic	mōsą	wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

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