Where does “fater” come from?

fater (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German vatter, from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fater (Alemannic German): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “fater”, step by step

fater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German vatter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvatter—
2Old High Germanfaterfather
3Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
4Proto-Germanicfadērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Middle High German vater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvaterfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →