Where does “Mutterschwester” come from?

Mutterschwester (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.

Mutterschwester (German): maternal aunt

Definitions

  1. maternal aunt

Ancestry of “Mutterschwester”, step by step

Mutterschwester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mutter

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

via German schwester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwestersister
2Middle High Germanswëster—
3Old High Germanswestersister
4Proto-West Germanic*swestersister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →