Where does “ette” come from?

ette (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch atto, from Proto-West Germanic attō, from Proto-Germanic attô, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

ette (Middle Dutch): judge

Definitions

  1. judge

Ancestry of “ette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchatto—
2Proto-West Germanicattōfather; forefather
3Proto-Germanicattôfather, dad; forefather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather

Words derived from “ette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Germanic attô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic attō →