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Where does “mütterlich” come from?

mütterlich (German) comes from Proto-Germanic mōdērlīkaz — motherly, maternal.

mütterlich (German): motherly; maternal

Definitions

  1. motherly; maternal

Ancestry of “mütterlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmōdērlīkazmotherly, maternal

Words derived from “mütterlich”

  • Mütterlichkeit
  • mütterlicherseits
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