Where does “Vader” come from?

Vader (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vāder, from Old Saxon fadar, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Vader (German Low German): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “Vader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvāder—
2Old Saxonfadarfather
3Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
4Proto-Germanicfadērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →