Where does “Himmelvater” come from?

Himmelvater (German) comes from German vater, from Middle High German vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Himmelvater (German): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Himmelvater”, step by step

Himmelvater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvaterfather
2Middle High Germanvaterfather
3Old High Germanfaterfather
4Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
5Proto-Germanicfadērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via German Himmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHimmelsky; heaven; canopy
2Middle High Germanhimelsky
3Old High Germanhimilheaven, sky, ceiling
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →
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