Where does “faar” come from?

faar (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian feder, from Proto-Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

faar (West Frisian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “faar”, step by step

faar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian feder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfederfather
2Proto-Germanic*faderfather
3Proto-Germanicfadērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Latin Pater Ecclēsiae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPater Ecclēsiae—

Words derived from “faar”

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