Where does “gevater” come from?
gevater (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gifatero, from Proto-West Germanic gafaderjō.
gevater (Middle High German): godfather
Ancestry of “gevater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gifatero | godfather |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gafaderjō | — |
Words derived from “gevater”