Vorfahr
derNounancestor; forebear
English translations
- 01
ancestor
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Vorfahr ist eine Person, von der man abstammt, typischerweise weiter zurückliegend als die Großeltern.
- English meaning
- An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended, typically further back than the grandparents.
- Synonym
- Ahne, Urahn
- German example
- Ich habe meine Vorfahren bis ins 17. Jahrhundert zurückverfolgt.
- English example
- I have traced my ancestors back to the 17th century.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Vorfahr
- Plural Form
- die Vorfahren
Related words
- Vorfahrin
Female ancestor
- Vorfahrenschaft
Ancestry
- vorfahren
To drive up
- Vorfahrt
Right of way
- Vorfahre
Ancestor
- totemistisch
Totemistic refers to a system of beliefs and practices based on the veneration of totems, typically animals or plants, that serve as spiritual symbols or ancestors of a group.
- Ursprache
Proto-language
- Asiatin
Asian woman
- Kreisverkehr
Roundabout
- Rondell
Roundabout
- Stammbaum
Family tree
- Mikronesierin
Micronesian woman
- Abstammungsbescheid
Certificate of Descent
- Ahnengleichheit
Resemblance to ancestors
- Ahnenschwund
Loss of ancestral knowledge
- Patronymikon
Patronymic
- Patronymikum
A patronymic is a surname derived from the given name of the father or a male ancestor.
- Urvater
Forefather, ancestor
- Urahnin
Founding ancestress
- Stammvater
Progenitor
- auffahren
To drive up to
- reinrassig
Purebred
- abrahamitisch
Abrahamic
- afrodeutsch
Afro-German
- Ahnin
An "ancestress" is a female ancestor, that is, a woman from whom one is descended.
- friesisch
Frisian refers to the Frisian language or culture, spoken and lived in the coastal regions of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark.
- ererbt
Inherited
- polyphyletisch
Polyphyletic
- unverwandt
Unrelated means that people are not related to each other, that is, they do not have common ancestors.
- genealogisch
Genealogical means relating to ancestry or family history.
- Ahnenforschung
Genealogy
- Samoanerin
Samoan woman
- Baschkirin
Bashkir woman
- Ahnenschein
Proof of ancestry
- Ahnentafel
Genealogical table, pedigree chart
- Ibererin
Iberian woman
- Ahne
Ancestor
- Ahne
Ancestor
- vorgeschichtlich
prehistoric
- deutschstämmig
of German descent
- konsanguin
Consanguineous
- monophyletisch
Monophyletic means that a group of organisms is descended from a single common ancestor.
- Sephardi
Sephardi refers to Jews who have their roots in Spain and Portugal or whose ancestors were expelled from there.
- Atavismus
Atavism refers to the reappearance of characteristics in a living organism that were present in its ancestors but not visible in the previous generations.
- Auerochse
Aurochs
- Afroamerikaner
African American
- Genealoge
A genealogist is a person who studies genealogy and family history.
- Genealogin
Genealogist (female)
Example sentences with “Vorfahr”
Mein Vorfahr wanderte im 19. Jahrhundert aus. (My ancestor emigrated in the 19th century.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Vorfahr an n-declension noun?
Yes, it is a masculine n-declension noun. Genitive: des Vorfahren, Plural: die Vorfahren.