Where does “fät” come from?

fät (Volapük) comes from German vater, from Middle High German vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fät (Volapük): fate; destiny; doom

Definitions

  1. fate; destiny; doom

Ancestry of “fät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvaterfather
2Middle High Germanvaterfather
3Old High Germanfaterfather
4Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
5Proto-Germanicfadērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fät”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →