English forefather

← Old English fōrefæder (inherited)

← Danish forfader (cognate)

← German Vorvater (cognate)

← German Vorfahr (mention)

← English fore (prefix)

← English father (prefix)

← Middle English forefader (inherited)

← Middle English forfader (mention)

← Middle English vorvader (mention)

← Dutch voorvader (cognate)

← Old Norse forfaðir (derived)

← Swedish förfader (cognate)

→ English foresister (mention)

→ Cimbrian bóarbaatar (cognate)