gevadere

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *gefadero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō (literally “co-father”).

Noun

gevādere m

godfather
- Groot en loom zijn ghevaders of cozijns.
  Great and lazy are the godfathers or cousins.

Alternative forms

gevāder
gevāer
gevāre

Descendants

Dutch: gevader

Further reading

“ghevader(e)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gevadere”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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