Where does “motafat” come from?

motafat (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.

motafat (Volapük): maternal grandfather

Definitions

  1. maternal grandfather

Ancestry of “motafat”, step by step

motafat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük fät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükfätfate; destiny; doom
2Germanvaterfather
3Middle High Germanvaterfather
4Old High Germanfaterfather
5Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
6Proto-Germanicfadērfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Volapük mota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmotagenitive singular of mot; mother's
2Volapükmotmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →