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Where does “Anne-Mette” come from?

Anne-Mette (Danish) comes from Danish Mette, from Danish Merete, from Swedish Margareta, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

Ancestry of “Anne-Mette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishMette—
2DanishMerete—
3SwedishMargaretaMargaret
4Latinmargarīta—
5Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
6Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—
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