Where does “feðgar” come from?

feðgar (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse feðgar, from Proto-Germanic *fadrigaz, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

feðgar (Icelandic): father and son

Definitions

  1. father and son

Ancestry of “feðgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeðgarfather and son
2Proto-Germanic*fadrigaz—
3Proto-Germanicfadērfather
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-Germanic fadēr →