Where does “madere” come from?

madere (Middle English) comes from Old English mæddre, from Proto-Germanic madarǭ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰro-.

madere (Middle English): Alternative form of mader

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mader

Ancestry of “madere”, step by step

madere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mæddre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæddre—
2Proto-Germanicmadarǭmadder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰro-—

via Old English mædere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæderemadder (Rubia tinctorum)

via Old English mædre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmædre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic madarǭ →Every word from Old English mæddre →