Where does “kattskrälle” come from?

kattskrälle (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.

kattskrälle (Swedish): a disagreeable cat

Definitions

  1. a disagreeable cat

Ancestry of “kattskrälle”, step by step

kattskrälle 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 skrälle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrällea worn out or broken (larger) object
2Swedishskrällato blare
Every word from Latin catta →