Where does “fader” come from?

fader (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fader (Old Frisian): Alternative form of feder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of feder

Ancestry of “fader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*faderfather
2Proto-Germanicfadērfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fader”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →
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