förfader

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish forfaþir, from Old Norse forfaðir. Akin to för +‎ fader. === Noun === förfader c an ancestor, a forefather Synonym: ana ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== förfädersdyrkan === References === “förfader”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “förfader”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “förfader”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)