Where does “vater” come from?

vater (German) comes 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.

vater (German): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “vater”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vater”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →