Ancestor
"Ancestor" in German
Ahn
(one from whom a person is descended)
Ahne
(one from whom a person is descended)
Ahne
(one from whom a person is descended)
Ahnin
(one from whom a person is descended)
Familiengründer
(one from whom a person is descended)
Stammmutter
(one from whom a person is descended)
Stammvater
(one from whom a person is descended)
Urahn
(one from whom a person is descended)
Urahne
(one from whom a person is descended)
Urahne
(one from whom a person is descended)
Vorfahr
(one from whom a person is descended)
Vorfahrin
(one from whom a person is descended)
Vorgänger
(an earlier type)
Vorläufer
(an earlier type)
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