Where does “Tuntenball” come from?

Tuntenball (German) comes from German Tunte, 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.

Tuntenball (German): a certain kind of queer dance event; see Tuntenball

Definitions

  1. a certain kind of queer dance event; see Tuntenball

Ancestry of “Tuntenball”, step by step

Tuntenball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tunte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTuntequeen
2GermanTanteaunt; woman, broad
3Frenchtanteaunt
4Middle Frenchtante—
5Middle Frenchanteauntie; aunt
6Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
7Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
8Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

via German ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Old Frenchbal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Old French ante →