Translation of “ancestor” in German

3 translation entries available
English	ancestor
Type	noun
German	Vorfahr
Gender	m
Plural	Vorfahren
Example	Precambrian ancestor bilateraler Vorfahr

English	ancestor
Type	noun
German	Vorfahre
Gender	m
Plural	Vorfahren
Example	He was an ancestor of mine. Er war einer meiner Vorfahren.

English	ancestor
Type	noun
German	(sprachlicher) Ahne
Gender	f
Plural	(sprachliche) Ahnen
Example	line of ancestors Ahnenreihe