Where does “Modder” come from?

Modder (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Modder (Central Franconian): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “Modder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmuotermother
2Old High Germanmuotermother
3Old Frisianmōder—
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “Modder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →