Where does “housemotherly” come from?
housemotherly (English) comes from English housemother, from English mother, from Middle English modren, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
housemotherly (English): Of or befitting a housemother
Definitions
- Of or befitting a housemother
Ancestry of “housemotherly”, step by step
housemotherly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English housemother
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | housemother | A woman employed in a residence for young people... |
| 2 | English | mother | A female who has given birth to a baby; A human... |
| 3 | Middle English | modren | plural of moder |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |