Where does “stiefvader” come from?

stiefvader (Dutch) comes from Dutch vader, from Middle Dutch vāder, from Old Dutch fadar, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

stiefvader (Dutch): stepfather, stepdad

Definitions

  1. stepfather, stepdad

Ancestry of “stiefvader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaderfather; forefather
2Middle Dutchvāderfather
3Old Dutchfadarfather
4Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
5Proto-Germanicfadērfather
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-Germanic fadēr →