Where does “uier” come from?
uier (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch uider, from Old Dutch ūdar, from Proto-Germanic ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewHdʰr̥-.
uier (Dutch): udder
Ancestry of “uier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | uider | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ūdar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ūdarą | udder; breast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ewHdʰr̥- | — |