Where does “kattuggla” come from?

kattuggla (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.

kattuggla (Swedish): tawny owl

Definitions

  1. tawny owl

Ancestry of “kattuggla”, step by step

kattuggla 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 uggla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugglaowl
2Swedishugla—
3Old Swedishuggla—
4Old Norseuglaowl
5Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →