Where does “kat” come from?

kat (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian katte, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kat (West Frisian): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankatte—
2Proto-Celtickattācat
3Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →