Where does “Mette” come from?
Mette (German) comes from Middle High German mettī, from Old High German mattina, from Late Latin mattina, from Latin matutinae, from Latin matutinus, from Latin Matuta, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.
Mette (German): Matins
Ancestry of “Mette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | mettī | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mattina | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | mattina | — |
| 4 | Latin | matutinae | nominative feminine plural of mātūtīnus; genitive... |
| 5 | Latin | matutinus | morning; early |
| 6 | Latin | Matuta | goddess Dawn; goddess of morning; Roman goddess... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂- | mother; mama, mother |