Where does “Atte” come from?

Atte (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse átti, from Proto-Germanic attô, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

Ancestry of “Atte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáttieighth; weak masculine nominative singular of...
2Proto-Germanicattôfather, dad; forefather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Germanic attô →Every word from Old Norse átti →