Where does “tengdafaðir” come from?

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

tengdafaðir (Icelandic): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “tengdafaðir”, step by step

tengdafaðir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic faðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfaðirfather
2Old Norsefaðirfather
3Proto-Germanicfadērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Icelandic tengdir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictengdirrelations by marriage
2Old Norsetengðir—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →