gevadere
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gefadero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafaderjō.
Noun
gevādere m
- godfather
- Groot en loom zijn ghevaders of cozijns.
- Great and lazy are the godfathers or cousins.
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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