Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kattā
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kattǭ.
Noun[edit]
*kattā f
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kattā | |
| Genitive | *kattōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kattā | *kattōn |
| Accusative | *kattōn | *kattōn |
| Genitive | *kattōn | *kattōnō |
| Dative | *kattōn | *kattōm, *kattum |
| Instrumental | *kattōn | *kattōm, *kattum |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: catte
- Old Frisian: katte
- Old Saxon: katta
- Old Dutch: *katta (attested in placenames and to-names)
- Old High German: *katta, kazza
- Middle High German: katze
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, D. Gary (2012 June 13) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, , →ISBN, § 4.6, page 77.