Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “mutter” come from?

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

mutter (Danish): mommy, mummy, ma; old woman; missus

Definitions

  1. mommy, mummy, ma; old woman; missus

Ancestry of “mutter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmutter—
2Middle High Germanmuoter—
3Old High Germanmuotermother
4Old Frisianmōder—
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mutter”

  • mútta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →