Where does “Stammvater” come from?

Stammvater (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.

Stammvater (German): progenitor

Definitions

  1. progenitor

Ancestry of “Stammvater”, step by step

Stammvater 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 Stamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStammtree trunk, main stem of a plant but never used of thin stalks or twigs
2Middle High Germanstam—
3Old High Germanstam—
4Proto-Germanicstamnaz—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →