Vorfahre
derNounancestor
English translations
- 01
ancestor
- 02
ancestor
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Person, von der jemand abstammt, meist in älteren Generationen; ein Ahne.
- English meaning
- Ancestor
- Synonym
- Ahne, Stammvater
- German example
- Meine Vorfahren kamen aus Europa.
- English example
- My ancestors came from Europe.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Vorfahre
- Plural Form
- die Vorfahren
Related words
- Vorfahren
ancestry
- vorfahren
ancestors
- vorfahren
to drive
- vorfahren
to proceed
- Vorfahrenschaft
ancestry
- vorfahren
To drive up
- Vorfahrenschaft
Ancestry
- Stammbaum
Family tree
- Vorfahr
An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended, typically further back than the grandparents.
- Abstammungsbescheid
Certificate of Descent
- Sprachfamilie
Language family
- hochhalten
To uphold, to cherish
- friesisch
Frisian refers to the Frisian language or culture, spoken and lived in the coastal regions of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark.
- Sephardi
Sephardi refers to Jews who have their roots in Spain and Portugal or whose ancestors were expelled from there.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ahnenforschung
Genealogy
- Samoanerin
Samoan woman
- Genealoge
A genealogist is a person who studies genealogy and family history.
- Genealogin
Genealogist (female)
- Ibererin
Iberian woman
- Kirchenbuch
Parish register
- Urmensch
Early human, hominid
- Frühmensch
Early human
- auffahren
To drive up to
- vorgeschichtlich
prehistoric
- deutschstämmig
of German descent
- afrodeutsch
Afro-German
- konsanguin
Consanguineous
- monophyletisch
Monophyletic means that a group of organisms is descended from a single common ancestor.
- Auerochse
Aurochs
- polyphyletisch
Polyphyletic
- Ahnentafel
Genealogical table, pedigree chart
- 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.
- Ahne
Ancestor
- Ahne
Ancestor
- Blutsverwandtschaft
Blood relation
- Urvater
Forefather, ancestor
- Stammvater
Progenitor
- reinrassig
Purebred
- abrahamitisch
Abrahamic
- ererbt
Inherited
- unverwandt
Unrelated means that people are not related to each other, that is, they do not have common ancestors.
- Asiatin
Asian woman
- genealogisch
Genealogical means relating to ancestry or family history.
Example sentences with “Vorfahre”
Er kennt seine Vorfahren sehr gut. (He knows his ancestors very well.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of Vorfahre?
The plural is 'die Vorfahren'. It is a masculine noun (der).