I also thought that, but then I remembered my Latin:
Kaput comes from the Latin for "head", caput. Knowing that but not knowing any German, my guess is because it looks like the cat's head is in the basket instead of on its neck :)
I also thought that, but then I remembered my Latin:
Kaput comes from the Latin for "head", caput. Knowing that but not knowing any German, my guess is because it looks like the cat's head is in the basket instead of on its neck :)