"antecedents" in German antecedents Vorläufer Vorläuferinnen antecedents {m pl} Ahnen Vorfahren Detailed translations for "antecedents" antecedents antecedents(also: progenitors, forerunners, precursors, harbingers) Vorläufer{masculine plural} antecedents(also: ancestor) Vorläuferinnen{masculine plural} antecedents{masculine plural} antecedents(also: forefathers, progenitors, ancestors) Ahnen{masculine plural} antecedents(also: progenitors, ancestors, forbears, forebears) Vorfahren{masculine plural}