Where does “טאַנטע” come from?
טאַנטע (Yiddish) comes from German Tante, from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Middle French ante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.
טאַנטע (Yiddish): aunt
Ancestry of “טאַנטע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Tante | aunt; woman, broad |
| 2 | French | tante | aunt; homosexual ; faggot, fag ; poof |
| 3 | Middle French | tante | — |
| 4 | Middle French | ante | auntie; aunt |
| 5 | Old French | ante | nominative singular of antain; aunt |
| 6 | Latin | amita | paternal aunt; father's sister |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | amma- | mother |