Where does “Ohrmutter” come from?

Ohrmutter (German) comes from German Öhr, from Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Ohrmutter (German): earring back, earnut

Definitions

  1. earring back, earnut

Ancestry of “Ohrmutter”, step by step

Ohrmutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öhr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖhreye
2Middle High Germanoreear
3Old High Germanōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via German mutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmuttermother
2Middle High Germanmuotermother
3Old High Germanmuotermother
4Old Frisianmōder—
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic ausô →