Where does “fatherly” come from?
Fatherly derives from Middle English faderlich, Old English fæderlīċ, and Proto-Germanic fadurlīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr meaning "father."
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Ancestry of “fatherly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | faderly | — |
| 2 | Old English | fæderlīċ | fatherly, paternal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fadurlīkaz | fatherly; fatherlike |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fadēr | father |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “fatherly”