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

  1. paternal; father; having the same father

Ancestry of “fæderen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfadrīnazfatherly, paternal, of or pertaining to a father
2Proto-Germanicfadērfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-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 →