Where does “moer” come from?

moer (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.

moer (Dutch): mother; a queen bee; a female hare

Definitions

  1. mother; a queen bee; a female hare

Ancestry of “moer”, step by step

moer 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 Middle Dutch moer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmoermorass
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “moer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →