Where does “fostorfæder” come from?

fostorfæder (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.

fostorfæder (Old English): foster father

Definitions

  1. foster father

Ancestry of “fostorfæder”, step by step

fostorfæder 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 fōstor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōstorfostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding
2Proto-West Germanic*fōstr—
3Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →