Reconstruction:Old Dutch/catta

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ. It is only attested in toponyms.

Noun

*catta f

1. cat

Inflection

Declension of *catta (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*catta	*catta, *catton
accusative	*catta, *catton	*catta, *catton
genitive	*catton	*cattono
dative	*catton	*catton

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: catte
  • Dutch: kat
    • Afrikaans: kat
      • → Xhosa: ikati
      • → Zulu: ikati
    • Jersey Dutch: kāt
    • Negerhollands: katje (from the Dutch diminutive)
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: kat
  • Limburgish: kat
  • West Flemish: katte

References

• “katta”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012