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
Ancestry of “styvfar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | far | father |
| 2 | Swedish | fader | a father; a term of address for a Christian... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | faþir | father |
| 4 | Old Norse | faðir | father |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fadēr | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |