Where does “mifät” come from?
mifät (Volapük) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
mifät (Volapük): disaster, catastrophe
Ancestry of “mifät”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Volapük | fät | fate; destiny; doom |
| 2 | German | vater | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | vater | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fater | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fader | father |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fadēr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “mifät”