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Where does “att” come from?

att (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse aptr, from Proto-Germanic aftrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

att (Norwegian Nynorsk): back; left; of closing

Definitions

  1. back; left; of closing

Ancestry of “att”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaptrback; again
2Proto-Germanicaftrąback, backwards; again, once more
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

Words derived from “att”

  • attlevande
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