Where does “udder” come from?
Udder comes from Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewHdʰr̥-, a noun referring to a mammary gland.
udder (English): An organ formed of the mammary glands of female...
Definitions
- An organ formed of the mammary glands of female...
Ancestry of “udder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | udder | udder; The udder when served as food |
| 2 | Old English | ūder | udder; breast |
| 3 | Czech | udeřit | to strike |
| 4 | Old Czech | udeřiti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | udariti | to strike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “udder”