Where does “fatherless” come from?
Fatherless comes from Middle English faderles, from Old English fæderlēas, from Proto-Germanic fadērlausaz, meaning without a father.
fatherless (English): Without a father; Without a known author or...
Definitions
- Without a father; Without a known author or...
Ancestry of “fatherless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | faderles | Lacking or without a living/active father or male... |
| 2 | Old English | fæderlēas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fadērlausaz | — |
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