Where does “ette” come from?

ette (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ette, from Old Dutch atto, from Proto-West Germanic attō, from Proto-Germanic attô, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

ette (Dutch): judge; judge in Drenthe

Definitions

  1. judge; judge in Drenthe

Ancestry of “ette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchettejudge
2Old Dutchatto—
3Proto-West Germanicattōfather; forefather
4Proto-Germanicattôfather, dad; forefather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather

Words derived from “ette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Germanic attô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic attō →