Where does “åtti” come from?
åtti (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian åt, from Old Norse at, from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
åtti (Westrobothnian): beside, next to
Definitions
- beside, next to
Ancestry of “åtti”, step by step
åtti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Westrobothnian åt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | åt | To; towards; At; "indicating the subject of an... |
| 2 | Old Norse | at | conflict, fight, battle; that; since, because, as |
| 3 | Old Norse | þat | it; that |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |