English caterwaul

← Middle Dutch cater (cognate)

← English cat (compound)

← English waul (compound)

← Middle English caterwrawen (inherited)

← Middle English cater (mention)

← Middle English wrawen (mention)

← Middle English wrawlen (mention)

← Low German katerwaulen (cognate)

← Dutch kater (cognate)

→ English cater (mention)

→ English caterwauler (suffix)

→ German Kater (cognate)

→ Yiddish קאָטער (cognate)