Where does “modder” come from?

modder (German) comes from Low German modder, from Middle Low German modder, from Proto-Germanic muþraz, from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom — excrement, urine; filth, sediment.

modder (German): mud

Definitions

  1. mud

Ancestry of “modder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanmodder—
2Middle Low Germanmoddersilt; mud
3Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom →Every word from Proto-Germanic muþraz →Every word from Middle Low German modder →