Where does “fatherling” come from?
fatherling (English) comes from English father, from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
fatherling (English): A father; A father's child
Definitions
- A father; A father's child
Ancestry of “fatherling”, step by step
fatherling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English father
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | father | A male who begets a child; A male ancestor more... |
| 2 | Middle English | fader | A father; the male direct ancestor of someone or... |
| 3 | Old English | fæder | 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 English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |