Where does “fadersgestalt” come from?

fadersgestalt (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.

fadersgestalt (Swedish): a father figure

Definitions

  1. a father figure

Ancestry of “fadersgestalt”, step by step

fadersgestalt 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 gestalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgestalta figure ((shape of a) being, especially a human or human-like being)
2Germangestaltshape, form, figure, outline
3Middle High Germangestalt—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →