English
highfather
Highfather may come from Middle English hehfader.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hehfaderuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1990highfather
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hehfaderuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1990highfather
Earliest quotation: 1990, Scott Haring, Scott Bennie: “There is no active worship for the Highfather, except…”
Every English word from Middle English hehfader
Today it means
noun A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hehfader / highfather