Where does “niosvansad katt” come from?

niosvansad katt (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.

niosvansad katt (Swedish): a cat-o'-nine-tails

Definitions

  1. a cat-o'-nine-tails

Ancestry of “niosvansad katt”, step by step

niosvansad katt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish katt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkattcat
2Old Swedishkattercat
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Swedish nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Swedish svans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvanstail
2Middle Low Germanswans
Every word from Latin catta