English
Vetter
Vetter comes from German Vetter ‘male cousin’, from Old High German fetiro ‘father's brother’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*faderjōreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fetiro‘father's brother’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350veter
- Germanc. 1650–presentVetter‘male cousin’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*faderjōreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fetiro‘father's brother’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350veter
- Germanc. 1650–presentVetter‘male cousin’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *faderjō / Vetter