farfar

Danish

/faːˀrfaːr/

noun

Definitions

paternal grandfather

Etymology

Compound from Danish far (father, daddy, dad) + Danish far (father, daddy, dad)inherited from Old Norse fǫðurfaðir (father's father).

Origin

Old Norse

fǫðurfaðir

Gloss

father's father

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

far Swedish
farfar Swedish
gammelfarfar Swedish
faðir Old Norse
fǫðurfaðir Old Norse
alenefar Danish
bonusfar Danish
far Danish
farbror Danish
farmand Danish
faster Danish
skattefar Danish
stedfar Danish
svigerfar Danish