Where does “tante” come from?

tante (English) comes from Yiddish טאַנטע, from German Tante, from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Middle French ante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

tante (English): A Jewish aunt

Definitions

  1. A Jewish aunt

Ancestry of “tante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטאַנטעaunt
2GermanTanteaunt; woman, broad
3Frenchtanteaunt
4Middle Frenchtante—
5Middle Frenchanteauntie; aunt
6Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
7Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
8Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Old French ante →