Originally posted by Darth Halo
Hey ob1-adobe vader actually means father in german. you can find that information in entertainment weekly. The one with the movies quiz and yoda on the cover
but we germans do not pronounce it like they do it the movie ... in Vader, as in Darth, it is a long "A," in german, it is a soft "ah" and the "v" has more of an "f" sound than an actual "v," so if he used germanic roots, it is a little of a stretch.