myEtymology.com: English etymology of forefather

Etymology of the English word forefather

the English word forefather

using the English prefix fore-

derived from the English word fore

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the English word father

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word fade

derived from the Old French word fader

derived from the Old French word fade

derived from the Vulgar Latin word fatidus

derived from the Latin word fatuus (fool; foolish, silly; idiotic)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix pəter- (father)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fader