Where does “tante” come from?

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

tante (Norwegian Nynorsk): aunt

Definitions

  1. aunt

Ancestry of “tante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “tante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →