Where does “móðir” come from?
móðir (Faroese) comes from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
móðir (Faroese): mother
Ancestry of “móðir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | móðir | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mōdēr | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “móðir”