kattenluik etymology

Dutch word kattenluik comes from Dutch luik, Dutch kat ((by extension) feline. Cat, pussy. Female cat.), Dutch -en-

Detailed word origin of kattenluik

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
luik Dutch (nld) (arts) panel, as in a triptych. (figuratively) first-rank section, part (of few), e.g. chapter of a plan. Hatch. Shutter.
kat Dutch (nld) (by extension) feline. Cat, pussy. Female cat.
-en- Dutch (nld) Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.
kattenluik Dutch (nld) Cat flap.

Words with the same origin as kattenluik

Descendants of -en-
beddengoed bijenkorf boekenkast dierenarts dierenbescherming dodental gastenverblijf gekkenhuis heksenjacht kippenhok kippenvel klokkentoren kurkentrekker lijkenhuis lippenstift mensenhandel pannenkoek plankenkoorts platencontract poppenkast poppenspeler ruggengraat sterrenbeeld woordenwisseling zakkenwasser