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
Ancestry of “ette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | ette | judge |
| 2 | Old Dutch | atto | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | attō | father; forefather |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | attô | father, dad; forefather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |
Words derived from “ette”