Where does “attu” come from?
attu (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German atto, from Proto-West Germanic attō, from Proto-Germanic attô, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.
attu (Alemannic German): father, dad
Ancestry of “attu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | atto | father |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | attō | father; forefather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | attô | father, dad; forefather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |