Where does “ätt” come from?

ätt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish æt, from Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic aihtiz, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.

ätt (Swedish): a family, a house; family

Definitions

  1. a family, a house; family

Ancestry of “ätt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishætfamily, kin, bloodline
2Old Norseættquarter of the heaven, direction; family,...
3Proto-Germanicaihtizpossessions, property
4Proto-Germanic*aiganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own

Words derived from “ätt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiganą →