Where does “stamfader” come from?

stamfader (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.

stamfader (Swedish): a patriarch (male progenitor of an extended family)

Definitions

  1. a patriarch (male progenitor of an extended family)

Ancestry of “stamfader”, step by step

stamfader 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 stam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstamtrunk of a tree; stem; tribe, clan
2Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →