From Middle English fader,
from Old English fæder, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr (cf. East Frisian foar,
Dutch vader, German Vater), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (cf. Irish athair,
Tocharian A pācar, B pācer, Lithuanian patinas 'male animal'), akin to Latin
pater, akin to Ancient Greek πατήρ (patēr), akin to Sanskrit पितृ
(pitṛ).
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