Where does “vetere” come from?

vetere (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fetiro, from Proto-West Germanic faderjō — paternal uncle.

Ancestry of “vetere”, step by step

vetere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German fetiro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfetirocousin
2Proto-West Germanicfaderjōpaternal uncle

via Old High German fatureo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfatureo—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic faderjō →Every word from Old High German fetiro →