Where does “foar” come from?

foar (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fader, from Proto-Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

foar (Saterland Frisian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “foar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrisianfaderAlternative form of feder
2Proto-Germanic*faderfather
3Proto-Germanicfadērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “foar”

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