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Gevatter.

godfather

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɡəˈfatɐ]
  1. godfather

    archaic · masculine · mixed · strong
    Gevatter Tod
  2. friend, neighbour (especially as a term of address)

    broadly · masculine · mixed · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gevatere, gevater, gefater, from Old High German gifatero (“godfather”), from Proto-West Germanic *gafaderjō, equivalent to ge- + Vater. Cognate with Old English ġefædera (“godfather”), Middle Low German gevādere, Dutch gevader, Yiddish קוואַטער (kvater). Compare also Medieval Latin compater. It is unclear whether the Germanic words were calqued from the Latin, or vice versa (compare Late Latin compāniō).

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