voorvader

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch voorvader. By surface analysis, voor (fore, before) +‎ vader (father).

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Noun

voorvader (plural voorvaders)

  1. ancestor, forefather

Dutch

Etymology

From voor (before) +‎ vader (father).

Pronunciation

Noun

voorvader m (plural voorvaders, diminutive voorvadertje n)

  1. progenitor