Where does “moeder” come from?

moeder (Dutch) comes 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.

moeder (Dutch): mother, female parent; womb

Definitions

  1. mother, female parent; womb

Ancestry of “moeder”, step by step

moeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bord

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

via Middle Dutch moeder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmoedermother
2Old Dutchmuodermother
3Old Frisianmōder
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “moeder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-