Where does “fæderen” come from?
fæderen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fadrīnaz, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
fæderen (Old English): paternal; father; having the same father
Definitions
- paternal; father; having the same father
Ancestry of “fæderen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fadrīnaz | fatherly, paternal, of or pertaining to a father |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fadēr | father |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |