forefather
English
/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/, /ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/
noun
Definitions
- Ancestor.
- Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forefader inherited from Old English fōrefæder (forefather) derived from Old Norse forfaðir prefix from English father.
Origin
English
father
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Church Father English
- allofather English
- babyfather English
- biofather English
- birthfather English
- co-father English
- elderfather English
- eldfather English
- father English
- father tongue English
- father-in-law English
- father-out-law English
- father-slayer English
- father-to-be English
- fatherdom English
- fathered English
- fatherer English
- fatherese English
- fatherfucker English
- fatherhood English
- fatherkin English
- fatherkins English
- fatherland English
- fatherless English
- fatherlike English
- fatherling English
- fatherly English
- fatherness English
- fathership English
- forthfather English
- godfather English
- grandfather English
- highfather English
- housefather English
- lorefather English
- merfather English
- motherfather English
- nonfather English
- shriftfather English
- stepfather English
- unfather English
- Vater German
- vader Dutch, Flemish
- voor Dutch, Flemish
- voorvader Dutch, Flemish
- voorvaderlijk Dutch, Flemish
- fader Swedish
- för Swedish
- förfader Swedish
- fōrefæder Old English
- fader Middle English
- forefader Middle English
- forfaðir Old Norse
- voorvader Afrikaans
- baatar Cimbrian
- bóarbaatar Cimbrian
- bata Marshallese
- fada Nigerian Pidgin
- father
- fatherer
- fathered
- fatherly
- unfather
- godfather
- merfather
- fatherkin
- fatherdom
- fatherese
- biofather
- eldfather
- nonfather
- co-father
- fatherlike
- allofather
- highfather
- fatherland
- fathership
- stepfather
- fatherness
- babyfather
- fatherless
- lorefather
- fatherkins
- fatherling
- fatherhood
- elderfather
- birthfather
- housefather
- forthfather
- grandfather
- father-to-be
- fatherfucker
- shriftfather
- motherfather
- Church Father
- father-in-law
- father tongue
- father-slayer
- father-out-law