Where does “Stiefvater” come from?

Stiefvater (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.

Stiefvater (German): stepfather

Definitions

  1. stepfather

Ancestry of “Stiefvater”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Stiefvater”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →