Where does “oldetante” come from?

oldetante (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

oldetante (Norwegian Nynorsk): great-grandaunt

Definitions

  1. great-grandaunt

Ancestry of “oldetante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktanteaunt
2Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk tante →