Where does “ûder” come from?
ûder (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ūdar, from Proto-Germanic ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewHdʰr̥-.
Ancestry of “ûder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ūdar | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ūdarą | udder; breast |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ewHdʰr̥- | — |
Words derived from “ûder”