Where does “Alfǫðr” come from?

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

Alfǫðr (Old Norse): a heiti for Odin

Definitions

  1. a heiti for Odin

Ancestry of “Alfǫðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-fǫðrfather
2Old Norsefaðirfather
3Proto-Germanicfadērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →
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