Where does “Tante” come from?

Tante (Austrian German) comes from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Middle French ante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

Ancestry of “Tante”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	tante	aunt
2	Middle French	tante	—
3	Middle French	ante	auntie; aunt
4	Old French	ante	nominative singular of antain; aunt
5	Latin	amita	paternal aunt; father's sister
6	Proto-Indo-European	amma-	mother

Words derived from “Tante”

tanti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Old French ante →