Where does “wuldorfæder” come from?

wuldorfæder (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.

wuldorfæder (Old English): the father of glory; the heavenly father

Definitions

  1. the father of glory; the heavenly father

Ancestry of “wuldorfæder”, step by step

wuldorfæder 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 wuldor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuldorglory, splendour
2Proto-Germanicwulþuzglory
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwl̥tus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →