kitling

Betekenis (Engels)

Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit.

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: kiteling

Verwante met Yslands: kettlingur

Verwante met Faroëes: kettlingur

Verwante met Noors: ketling

Verwante met Sweeds: källing

Verwante met Deens: killing

In summary

From Middle English kiteling (“kitten, kit”), from Old Norse ketlingr (“kitten”), diminutive of kǫttr (“cat”), equivalent to cat + -ling.
Cognate with Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Faroese kettlingur (“kitten”), Norwegian ketling (“kitten”), Swedish källing (“kitten”), Danish killing (“kitten”). Compare English catling, of similar formation. See also kitten.