Where does “Mette” come from?
Mette (Finnish) comes from Danish Mette, from Danish Merete, from Swedish Margareta, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.
Ancestry of “Mette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Mette | — |
| 2 | Danish | Merete | medieval form of Margrethe (= Margaret) |
| 3 | Swedish | Margareta | Margaret |
| 4 | Latin | margarīta | pearl |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαργαρίτης | pearl; a type of Egyptian plant |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- | — |