Where does “väterlich” come from?

väterlich (German) comes from Middle High German veterlich, from Old High German faterlīh, from Proto-Germanic fadurlīkaz, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

väterlich (German): fatherly; paternal

Definitions

  1. fatherly; paternal

Ancestry of “väterlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanveterlich—
2Old High Germanfaterlīh—
3Proto-Germanicfadurlīkazfatherly; fatherlike
4Proto-Germanicfadērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “väterlich”

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