Where does “pere” come from?

pere (Dutch) comes from French père, from Middle French peré, from Old French peré, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pere (Dutch): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “pere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpèrefather; Sr
2Middle Frenchperéfather
3Old Frenchperé—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →