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

  1. To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother; To...

Ancestry of “mither”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmuther—
2Old Englishmōdormother
3Old Frisianmōder—
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →