Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gafadurjō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- (“co-”) +‎ *fadurjō (“paternal uncle”). Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *fader (“father”) +‎ *-jō. Compare Latin compater (“first cousin, godfather”).

Noun

*gafadurjō m

(paternal) uncle
godfather

Inflection

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Descendants

Old English: ġefædera
Old Frisian: fadera
- Saterland Frisian: Fadder
Old Saxon: *gifadero
- Middle Low German: gevaddere, gevādere, geveddere, gevedder
  - Low German: Gevadder, Vadder
    - → German: Vadder
Old Dutch: *gefadero
- Middle Dutch: gevādere
  - Dutch: gevader
Old High German: gifatero, gevatero; gifatera
- Middle High German: gevatere, gevater
  - German: Gevatter m or f, Vatter

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