Where does “Mutter” come from?

Mutter (German) comes from Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Mutter (German): mother; nut

Definitions

  1. mother; nut

Ancestry of “Mutter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Mutter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →