Where does “maðra” come from?

maðra (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse maðra, from Proto-Germanic madarǭ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰro-.

maðra (Icelandic): bedstraw, galium plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. bedstraw, galium plant of the genus

Ancestry of “maðra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðra—
2Proto-Germanicmadarǭmadder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰro-—

Words derived from “maðra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic madarǭ →Every word from Old Norse maðra →