Where does “tant” come from?

tant (Swedish) comes from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Middle French ante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

tant (Swedish): older lady; Used to address older women

Definitions

  1. older lady; Used to address older women

Ancestry of “tant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtanteaunt
2Middle Frenchtante—
3Middle Frenchanteauntie; aunt
4Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
5Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
6Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “tant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Old French ante →