Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “modder” come from?

modder (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic muþraz, from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom — excrement, urine; filth, sediment.

modder (Middle Dutch): filth, dregs

Definitions

  1. filth, dregs

Ancestry of “modder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment

Words derived from “modder”

  • modderpad
  • moddergevecht
  • modderstroom
  • modder
  • moddervet
  • modderlawine
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