Where does “moeder” come from?
moeder (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch muoder, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
moeder (Middle Dutch): mother
Ancestry of “moeder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | muoder | mother |
| 2 | Old Frisian | mōder | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōdēr | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “moeder”