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Altvater
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German
Etymology
From de gmh altvater, from de goh altfater, from de gmw-pro *aldfader. de alt Vater old father.
Noun
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de poetic primogenitor, forefather, patriarch
de Ahnherr Erzvater Patriarch
Declension
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Derived terms
de altvaterisch, de altväterisch
de altväterlich
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