An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gevatter

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2507634An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gevatter1891John Francis Davis

​ Gevatter, m.. ‘godfather, sponsor, gossip,’ from MidHG. gevatere, OHG. gifataro, ‘spiritual co-father, godfather’; an imitation of eccles. Lat. compater. From this was also formed OHG. gifatara, MidHG. gevatere, f., ‘godmother.’ Comp. also Vetter and Pate.

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