forefather的词源

英文词源

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).

中文词源

forefather：祖先

词根词缀： fore以前 + father 父

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