Where does “fadar” come from?

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

fadar (Old Saxon): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “fadar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
2Proto-Germanicfadērfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fadar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic fadēr