Where does “atta” come from?
atta (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic attō, from Proto-Germanic attô, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.
atta (Old Frisian): father
Ancestry of “atta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | attō | father; forefather |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | attô | father, dad; forefather |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |
Words derived from “atta”