| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Kater. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Kater, masculine, ‘tom-cat,’ from the equivalent Middle High German kater, katere, masculine, Old High German chataro, masculine; the r of Kater appears to be a masculine suffix; compare Morder and Mord, Tauber and Taube; Enter-ich and Ente?, Ganser and Gans?, &c., Compare Katze.