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Where does “väterlicherseits” come from?

väterlicherseits (German) comes from German väterlich, 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.

väterlicherseits (German): paternally, from the father's side, on the...

Definitions

  1. paternally, from the father's side, on the...

Ancestry of “väterlicherseits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanväterlichfatherly; paternal
2Middle High Germanveterlich—
3Old High Germanfaterlīh—
4Proto-Germanicfadurlīkazfatherly; fatherlike
5Proto-Germanicfadērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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