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forefather (n.)
"ancestor," c. 1300, from
fore-
+
father
(n.); perhaps modeled on or modified from Old Norse
forfaðir
. Similar formation in Dutch
voorvader
, German
Vorvater
, Danish
forfædre
(Old English had
forð-fæder
).
