Where does “lefatül” come from?

lefatül (Volapük) comes from Volapük lefat, from Volapük fät, 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 — to protect; to shepherd.

lefatül (Volapük): grandpa

Definitions

  1. grandpa

Ancestry of “lefatül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüklefatgrandfather
2Volapükfätfate; destiny; doom
3Germanvaterfather
4Middle High Germanvaterfather
5Old High Germanfaterfather
6Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
7Proto-Germanicfadērfather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
9Proto-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 →