Where does “vaderfiguur” come from?

vaderfiguur (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.

vaderfiguur (Dutch): a father figure

Definitions

a father figure

Ancestry of “vaderfiguur”, step by step

vaderfiguur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vader

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	vader	father; forefather
2	Middle Dutch	vāder	father
3	Old Dutch	fadar	father
4	Proto-West Germanic	fader	father
5	Proto-Germanic	fadēr	father
6	Proto-Indo-European	ph₂tḗr	father
7	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂-	to protect; to shepherd

via Dutch figuur

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	figuur	figure
2	Middle Dutch	figure	—
3	Old French	figure	—
4	Latin	figūra	shape, form, figure
5	Latin	fingō	to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeyǵʰ-	to knead; to form, to shape

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →