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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian fadera, from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō. Cognate with Norwegian fadder, German Gevatter and Dutch gevader.
Pronunciation
Noun
Fadder m (plural Faddere)
- godfather
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Fadder”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN