Where does “Fädder” come from?

Fädder (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian federia, from Proto-West Germanic faderjō — paternal uncle.

Fädder (Saterland Frisian): a cousin

Definitions

  1. a cousin

Ancestry of “Fädder”, step by step

Fädder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian federia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfederia—
2Proto-West Germanicfaderjōpaternal uncle

via Middle Low German vadder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvadder—

Words derived from “Fädder”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic faderjō →Every word from Old Frisian federia →