Vader

See also: vader, vàder, vâder, väder, and våder

German Low German

Alternative forms

• (in some dialects, including Low Prussian) Voder
• Fader
• Vaar (rare)

Etymology

From Old Saxon fadar, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare Dutch vader, German Vater, North Frisian faaðer, English father, Danish fader.

Noun

Vader m (plural Vaders)

1. (in most dialects, including Low Prussian) father

See also

• Kind
• Moder, Modder, Möder, Medder, Mudder