Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fadēr

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-GermanicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.ðɛːr/

NounEdit

*fadēr m

father

InflectionEdit

r-stemDeclension of *fadēr (r-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fadēr	*fadriz
vocative	*fader	*fadriz
accusative	*faderų	*fadrunz
genitive	*fadurz	*fadrǫ̂
dative	*fadri	*fadrumaz
instrumental	*fadrē	*fadrumiz

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

SynonymsEdit

*attô

DescendantsEdit

Old English: fæder
- Middle English: fader, fæder, faderr, fadir, fadyr, fadur, feder, vader, veder, faðer, father
  - English: father
  - Scots: faither, fader, faether, faider, fither
  - Yola: vather
Old Frisian: fader, feder
- North Frisian:
  Söl'ring: Faaðer
  
  Southern Goesharde: fååðer, fåår
- Saterland Frisian: Foar, Fadder
- West Frisian: faar
Old Saxon: fadar
- Middle Low German: vāder
  - German Low German: Vader, Voder, Fader, Vaar
    - Plautdietsch: Voda
Old Dutch: fadar
- Middle Dutch: vāder
  - Dutch: vader
    - Afrikaans: vader
    - Jersey Dutch: vâder
  - Limburgish: vajer, vader
Old High German: fater
- Middle High German: vater
  - Alemannic German: Vatter, Vater, Fatter, fater, vàtter
  - Bavarian: votar, voter
    Cimbrian: vatar, baatar
  - Central Franconian: Vader
    Transylvanian Saxon: Foater
  - German: Vater, Vatter
    - → Central Franconian: Vatter
  - Vilamovian: foter, fōter
  - Yiddish: פֿאָטער‎ (foter)
Old Norse: faðir
- Elfdalian: faðer
- Faroese: faðir
- Gutnish: far, fadar, fadur
- Icelandic: faðir
- Norn:
  - Orkney: fa
  - Shetland: fy
- Norwegian: far, fader
- Old Danish: faþir, fathær
  - Danish: fader, far
- Old Swedish: faþir, fadher, fadhir
  - Swedish: fader, far
- Scanian: faðer
- Westrobothnian: far, fær, fär, fer
Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar)