Where does “mammie” come from?
mammie (Dutch) comes from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
mammie (Dutch): mommy, mummy
Definitions
- mommy, mummy
Ancestry of “mammie”, step by step
mammie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French mamie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mamie | granny, grandma |
| 2 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 3 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Dutch ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ie | "Third-person singular, masculine, subjective,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hi | he |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hīe | he |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hē | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |
via Dutch mam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mam | mother |