Where does “gevader” come from?

gevader (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gevadere, from Old Dutch gefadero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō — (paternal) uncle.

gevader (Dutch): godfather

Definitions

  1. godfather

Ancestry of “gevader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgevaderegodfather
2Old Dutchgefaderogodfather
3Proto-West Germanic*gafadurjō(paternal) uncle

Words derived from “gevader”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō →Every word from Old Dutch gefadero →Every word from Middle Dutch gevadere →