Where does “moder” come from?

moder (Middle English) comes from Old English mōdor, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

moder (Middle English): A mother; the female direct ancestor of someone...

Definitions

  1. A mother; the female direct ancestor of someone...

Ancestry of “moder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “moder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →