kitling

Meaning

Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: kiteling

Cognate with Icelandic: kettlingur

Cognate with Faroese: kettlingur

Cognate with Norwegian: ketling

Cognate with Swedish: källing

Cognate with Danish: 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.