Where does “mudder” come from?

mudder (English) comes from English MUD, from Dutch mud, from Middle Dutch mudde, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mudder (English): A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet...

Definitions

  1. A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet...

Ancestry of “mudder”, step by step

mudder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MUD

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMUDAcronym of multi-user dungeon: an interactive...
2DutchmudAn old measure of volume, varying in content over...
3Middle Dutchmudde
4Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

Words derived from “mudder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-
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