English
fatherly
Fatherly comes from Old English fæderlīċ ‘fatherly, paternal’, 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-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fadurlīkaz‘fatherly, paternal’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*faderlīkreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fæderlīċ‘fatherly, paternal’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500faderly
- Englishtodayfatherly
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-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fadurlīkaz‘fatherly, paternal’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*faderlīkreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fæderlīċ‘fatherly, paternal’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500faderly
- Englishtodayfatherly
Formed from father + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr
Proto-Germanic *fadēr
Proto-West Germanic *fader
Old English fæder
Middle English fader ‘a father’
English father
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, shepherd’
company, food, pain, feed, pope, apparent, companion, foster, pastor, fur, penetration, papal, pasture, accompaniment, fodder, forage, fad, panini, patrician, pav, pantaloons, patroness, pannier, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
pattern, papa, patriot, patron, padre, perpetrator, ayr, paternity, paternal, patrimony, père, perpetrate, pater, compere, 22 more
Another origin of fatherly
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fæderlīċe‘in a fatherly way, as a father’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500faderly
- Englishtodayfatherly
Today it means
adj Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr / fatherly