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West Frisian faar (cognate)
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Proto-Germanic *fadēr (inherited)
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Middle High German vatter (inherited)
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Middle High German vater (mention)
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Old High German fater (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (inherited(gsw/hrx))
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Icelandic faðir (cognate)
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Plautdietsch Voda (cognate)