Etymology of the English word aunt
the English word
auntderived from the Old French word
antederived from the Latin word
amita (paternal aunt, father's sister)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
auntederived from the Latin word
amita (paternal aunt, father's sister)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
auntderived from the Latin word
amita (paternal aunt, father's sister)
Date
The earliest known usage of aunt in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
auntie,
grandauntCognates
Dutch
tante, French
tante, German
Tante, Norwegian
tante, Provençal
amda, Swedish
tantUsage
Word found in Modern English
