English
fathership
Fathership comes from Middle English fadership.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fadership
- Englishtodayfathership
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fadership
- Englishtodayfathership
Formed from father + -ship
Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr
Proto-Germanic *fadēr
Proto-West Germanic *fader
Old English fæder
Middle English fader ‘a father’
English father
Every English word from Middle English fadership
Today it means
noun The state of being a father
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English fadership / fathership