Also means
forebear
Usage Note
Vorfahr is an ancestor and inflects as a weak masculine noun, taking -en in the oblique cases (meinem Vorfahren). Beware the homograph Vorfahrt (right of way), which is unrelated. The plural is Vorfahren.
Examples
"Seine Vorfahren stammten aus einem kleinen Dorf in den Alpen."
Natural Translation
His ancestors came from a small village in the Alps.
Literal Translation
His ancestors stemmed from a small village in the Alps.
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