Dutch vaderlijk

← German väterlich (cognate)

← Middle Dutch vaderlik (inherited)

← English fatherly (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (inherited)

← Dutch vader (affix)

← Dutch -lijk (affix)

← Old Dutch *fadarlīk (inherited)

→ English fatherly (cognate)

→ German väterlich (cognate)