Where does “modermærke” come from?

modermærke (Danish) comes from Danish moder, from Old Danish mothær, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

modermærke (Danish): birthmark

Definitions

  1. birthmark

Ancestry of “modermærke”, step by step

modermærke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish moder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmodermother
2Old Danishmothær—
3Old Norsemóðirmother
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Danish mærke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmærkemark, sign, label, tag; mark, trace {(q|visible...
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →