Where does “mither” come from?
Mither comes from Middle English muther, from Old English mōdor, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr meaning mother.
mither (English): To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother; To...
Definitions
- To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother; To...
Ancestry of “mither”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | muther | — |
| 2 | Old English | mōdor | mother |
| 3 | Old Frisian | mōder | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōdēr | mother |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |