Where does “biktfader” come from?

biktfader (Swedish) comes from Swedish fader, from Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

biktfader (Swedish): a confessor

Definitions

  1. a confessor

Ancestry of “biktfader”, step by step

biktfader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfadera father; a term of address for a Christian...
2Old Swedishfaþirfather
3Old Norsefaðirfather
4Proto-Germanicfadērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Swedish bikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbiktconfession (of sin)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic fadēr