Where does “styvfar” come from?

styvfar (Swedish) comes from Swedish far, 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.

styvfar (Swedish): a stepfather

Definitions

  1. a stepfather

Ancestry of “styvfar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfarfather
2Swedishfadera father; a term of address for a Christian...
3Old Swedishfaþirfather
4Old Norsefaðirfather
5Proto-Germanicfadērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →
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