Where does “Ditte” come from?

Ditte (Danish) comes from Danish Edith, from English Edith, from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “Ditte”, step by step

Ditte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Edith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishEdith—
2EnglishEdith—
3Old EnglishĒadġȳþ—
4Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Latin dictātum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindictātumthings dictated
2Latindictātusrepeated, said often, having been repeated
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Ditte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →