Where does “Valfǫðr” come from?

Valfǫðr (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.

Valfǫðr (Old Norse): Odin, literally "Commander of the slain"

Definitions

  1. Odin, literally "Commander of the slain"

Ancestry of “Valfǫðr”, 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 →