English
faeder
Faeder comes from Old English fæder ‘father’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fadēr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fader‘father’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fæder‘father’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006faeder
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fadēr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fader‘father’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fæder‘father’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006faeder
Earliest quotation: 2006, Joop Jukema, Permanent female mimics in a lekking shorebird: “Here, we describe a rare female-like morph of ruffs:…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, shepherd’
company, food, pain, pope, feed, apparent, companion, foster, pastor, fur, penetration, papal, pasture, accompaniment, forage, fad, fodder, panini, patrician, pav, patroness, pantaloons, pannier, 56 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
pattern, papa, patron, patriot, perpetrator, padre, paternal, paternity, ayr, patrimony, père, perpetrate, pater, compere, 20 more
through Proto-Germanic *fadēr ‘father’
through Old English fæder ‘father’
Today it means
noun A male ruff (bird, Philomachus pugnax, syn. Calidris pugnax) that permanently mimics a female so as to gain access to mating territories and "steal" matings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr / faeder