Where does “tengdamóðir” come from?

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

tengdamóðir (Icelandic): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “tengdamóðir”, step by step

tengdamóðir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic móðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmóðirmother
2Old Norsemóðirmother
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Icelandic tengdir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictengdirrelations by marriage
2Old Norsetengðir—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →