Vetter
German (Berlin)
/ˈfɛtɐ/
noun
Definitions
- (dated) (male) cousin
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German veter inherited from Old High German fetiro inherited from *faderjō (paternal uncle).
Origin
*faderjō
Gloss
paternal uncle
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Name German
- Namensvetter German
- Vetternwirtschaft German
- Wirtschaft German
- fædera Old English
- fætter Danish
- fetiro Old High German
- veter Middle High German
- *faderjō gmw-pro
- vedder Middle Low German
- federia Old Frisian