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Where does “Mütterchen” come from?

Mütterchen (German) comes 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.

Mütterchen (German): Diminutive of Mutter

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Mutter

Ancestry of “Mütterchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmutter—
2Middle High Germanmuoter—
3Old High Germanmuotermother
4Old Frisianmōder—
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
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