Where does “fatamot” come from?
fatamot (Volapük) comes from Volapük fata, from Volapük fat, from English father, from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr — to protect; to shepherd.
fatamot (Volapük): paternal grandmother
Definitions
- paternal grandmother
Ancestry of “fatamot”, step by step
fatamot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük fata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | fata | genitive singular of fat; father's |
| 2 | Volapük | fat | father |
| 3 | English | father | A male who begets a child; A male ancestor more... |
| 4 | Middle English | fader | A father; the male direct ancestor of someone or... |
| 5 | Old English | fæder | father |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fader | father |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fadēr | father |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
via Volapük mot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | mot | mother |