Where does “fæder” come from?

fæder (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fæder (Old English): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “fæder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
2Proto-Germanicfadērfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fæder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →