How did word "dad" come to be another word for "father"?

Answer 1

The origin of term "dad" is not Anglo Saxon. Many Slavic languages had synonym for "father" similar to English "ded".

Answer 2

I change my tone of voice and say NOW if she dawdles after I've said "come", if she's on her way but taking her time. But as you say, part of it is because you use the words too casually. You may have to train yourself to use certain words only at certain times. Training yourself to do this can be the hardest part of training a dog. Pick which words you want to use for what thing and be conscious of when and how you use them, and use them consistently. The actual words don't matter. You could say "elephant" and make it mean that the dog has to come to you. I use "okay" for when the dog is free to run around, therefore I cannot say "okay, come here" or "okay, sit" That will confuse the dog because I've given two contradictory commands.

Answer 3

Well, if you take the first two letters of dad you have "da". This is what a baby or toddler would refer to the father would it not. Then somewhere along the way someone added the "d" to the end for dad.

Just my best guess.

Answer 4

I think it came to English from the Celtic languages, because the Irish use Da for father.

Answer 5

Etymology of father: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German fater father, Latin pater, Greek patEr

Answer 6

When babies first vocalize they make the M sound and then the Dee sound. Obviously, they are trying to say Mama first and Dada second shortened to Dad.

Answer 7

I'm not sure, but I think Dad or Dadda or Daddy is like Momma, one of those first words babies say.

Answer 8

The word originated from the word dada. One of babies' first vocabulary.

Answer 9

i think it was father first then dad came i dont know how dad came but hey who cares