Where does “kissekatt” come from?

kissekatt (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.

kissekatt (Swedish): a kitty-cat, a pussy-cat

Definitions

  1. a kitty-cat, a pussy-cat

Ancestry of “kissekatt”, step by step

kissekatt 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 kisse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkissecat, kitty
2Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
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