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Central Franconian

Vatter

/ˈfatʌ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. father

Etymology / origin

From early modern German Vatter (contemporary Vater). The native dialectal form is obsolete Vader (except in the Limburgan-Ripuarian Transitional Dialects). Both from Old High German fater, fader.

  1. fater(Old High German)→
  2. Vatter(de)→
  3. Vatter (Central Franconian)
  4. Relations: der, der

Related words

Vatter(de)fater(Old High German)

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