Where does “fôder” come from?

fôder (Kashubian) comes from Low German Vader, from Middle Low German vāder, from Old Saxon fadar, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fôder (Kashubian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “fôder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanVaderfather
2Middle Low Germanvāder—
3Old Saxonfadarfather
4Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
5Proto-Germanicfadērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-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 →
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