Altvater

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German altvater, from Old High German altfater, from Proto-West Germanic *aldfader. By surface analysis, alt (“old”) +‎ Vater (“father”). === Noun === Altvater m (strong, genitive Altvaters, plural Altväter) (poetic) primogenitor, forefather, patriarch Synonyms: Ahnherr, Erzvater, Patriarch ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== altvaterisch, altväterisch altväterlich === Further reading === “Altvater” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Altvater” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Altvater” in Duden online “Altvater” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.