Where does “aatj” come from?

aatj (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian atta, from Proto-West Germanic attō, from Proto-Germanic attô, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

aatj (North Frisian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “aatj”, step by step

aatj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian atta

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

via Proto-Samic ëčē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicëčēfather
2Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Germanic attô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic attō →