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

Definitions

  1. father, dad

Ancestry of “attu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanattofather
2Proto-West Germanicattōfather; forefather
3Proto-Germanicattôfather, dad; forefather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Germanic attô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic attō →