Where does “mutter” come from?
mutter (German) comes from Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
Ancestry of “mutter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | muoter | — |
| 2 | Old High German | muoter | mother |
| 3 | Old Frisian | mōder | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōdēr | mother |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |