Where does “-faðr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-faðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfadērfather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “-faðr”

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