Where does “moedersterfte” come from?

moedersterfte (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.

moedersterfte (Dutch): maternal mortality

Definitions

  1. maternal mortality

Ancestry of “moedersterfte”, step by step

moedersterfte 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 sterfte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterftedeath, dying; mortality; mass death
2Middle Dutchsterfte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →