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.
Ancestry of “foar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | fader | Alternative form of feder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *fader | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fadēr | father |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “foar”