Where does “fæderswica” come from?

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

fæderswica (Old English): one who betrays their father

Definitions

  1. one who betrays their father

Ancestry of “fæderswica”, step by step

fæderswica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fæder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæderfather
2Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
3Proto-Germanicfadērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Old English swica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswicadeceiver
2Old Englishswicdeception, illusion
3Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →