Where does “att” come from?

att (Manx) comes from Middle Irish att, from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

att (Manx): A swelling

Definitions

  1. A swelling

Ancestry of “att”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishatthat
2Old Norseháttrhabit, wont, custom
3Proto-Germanichahtuzhabit, custom
4Proto-Germanichwahtuz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóḱ-tu-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz →