Where does “Paater” come from?

Paater (Hunsrik) comes from German Pater, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Paater (Hunsrik): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “Paater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPaterfather; Father
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →