Where does “Jette” come from?

Jette (Danish) comes from Danish Henriette, from French Henriette, from French Henri, from Old French Henri, from Latin Henrīcus, from Old High German Haimirich, from Old High German rihhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Jette”, step by step

Jette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Henriette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishHenriette—
2FrenchHenriette—
3FrenchHenriHenry
4Old FrenchHenri—
5LatinHenrīcus—
6Old High GermanHaimirich—
7Old High Germanrihhirich; empire, kingdom, realm
8Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
9Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
10Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
11Proto-Celticrīxsking
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Danish jætte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjættegiant, jotun
2Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
3Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “Jette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →