Where does “וויזל־קאַץ” come from?

וויזל־קאַץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קאַץ, from Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

וויזל־קאַץ (Yiddish): delundung

Definitions

  1. delundung

Ancestry of “וויזל־קאַץ”, step by step

וויזל־קאַץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קאַץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקאַץcat
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazzacat
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

via Yiddish וויזל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוויזלweasel
2Middle High Germanwisele—
3Old High Germanwisulaweasel
4Proto-West Germanicwisulāweasel
5Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
6Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →