Where does “mutteri” come from?
mutteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish mutter, from German mutter, from Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
mutteri (Finnish): nut; nob, knob
Ancestry of “mutteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mutter | a nut; mutter; obscure utterance |
| 2 | German | mutter | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | muoter | — |
| 4 | Old High German | muoter | mother |
| 5 | Old Frisian | mōder | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōdēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “mutteri”