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vader.

father, male parent

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvaː.dər/

  1. father, male parent

    masculine

  2. forefather

    masculine
    Dit boek beschrijft de daden der vaderen.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Germanic *fadēr Proto-West Germanic *fader Old Dutch fadar Middle Dutch vāder Dutch vader From Middle Dutch vāder, from Old Dutch fadar, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

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