Where does “bakermoeder” come from?

bakermoeder (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.

bakermoeder (Dutch): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “bakermoeder”, step by step

bakermoeder 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 bakeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakerento dry-nurse; to swaddle
2Middle Dutchbakeren—

Words derived from “bakermoeder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bord →