Where does “Moederdag” come from?

Moederdag (Dutch) comes from Dutch moeder, from Dutch bord, from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Moederdag (Dutch): Mother's Day, a day in informal celebration of...

Definitions

  1. Mother's Day, a day in informal celebration of...

Ancestry of “Moederdag”, step by step

Moederdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch moeder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoedermother, female parent; womb
2Dutchbordplate, dish; sign; board
3Middle Dutchbort—
4Old Dutchbortboard, plank
5Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
6Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Dutch dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagday; daytime; !
2Middle Dutchdachday
3Old Dutchdagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →