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
Ancestry of “aatj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | atta | father |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | attō | father; forefather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | attô | father, dad; forefather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |