Where does “vadermoordenaar” come from?

vadermoordenaar (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.

vadermoordenaar (Dutch): father-slayer, patricide (person)

Definitions

  1. father-slayer, patricide (person)

Ancestry of “vadermoordenaar”, step by step

vadermoordenaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaderfather; forefather
2Middle Dutchvāderfather
3Old Dutchfadarfather
4Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
5Proto-Germanicfadērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Dutch moordenaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoordenaarmurderer
2Middle Dutchmordenaremurderer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →
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