Where does “att” come from?

att (Westrobothnian) comes 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.

att (Westrobothnian): That; Important

Definitions

  1. That; Important

Ancestry of “att”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseatconflict, fight, battle; that; since, because, as
2Old Norseþatit; that
3Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →