Where does “tante” come from?
tante (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
tante (Norwegian Bokmål): aunt
Ancestry of “tante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Tante | aunt; woman, broad |
| 2 | French | tante | aunt; homosexual ; faggot, fag ; poof |
| 3 | Middle French | tante | — |
| 4 | Middle French | ante | auntie; aunt |
| 5 | Old French | ante | nominative singular of antain; aunt |
| 6 | Latin | amita | paternal aunt; father's sister |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | amma- | mother |
Words derived from “tante”