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

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “moeder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmuodermother
2Old Frisianmōder
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “moeder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr