Where does “móðir” come from?

móðir (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

móðir (Icelandic): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “móðir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemóðirmother
2Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “móðir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →