Where does “Mutterkuchen” come from?

Mutterkuchen (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.

Mutterkuchen (German): placenta

Definitions

placenta

Ancestry of “Mutterkuchen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	mutter	—
2	Middle High German	muoter	—
3	Old High German	muoter	mother
4	Old Frisian	mōder	—
5	Proto-Germanic	mōdēr	mother
6	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

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