Where does “קוואַטערין” come from?

קוואַטערין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קוואַטער, from Middle High German gevater, from Old High German gifatero, from Proto-West Germanic gafaderjō.

קוואַטערין (Yiddish): female equivalent of קוואַטער

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of קוואַטער

Ancestry of “קוואַטערין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקוואַטערperson who traditionally carries the baby into...
2Middle High Germangevatergodfather
3Old High Germangifaterogodfather
4Proto-West Germanicgafaderjō—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic gafaderjō →Every word from Old High German gifatero →Every word from Middle High German gevater →