Etymology

Kattegat

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Today it means: A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland. Full definition →

Dutch Kattegat
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromKattegat
  2. English todayKattegat

Borrowed from Dutch Kattegat (literally “cat's gate”), suggesting a narrow passage only a cat could squeeze through.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.