Where does “udder” come from?

udder (Middle English) comes from Old English ūder, from Czech udeřit, from Old Czech udeřiti, from Proto-Slavic udariti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

udder (Middle English): udder; The udder when served as food

Definitions

  1. udder; The udder when served as food

Ancestry of “udder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūderudder; breast
2Czechudeřitto strike
3Old Czechudeřiti—
4Proto-Slavicudaritito strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “udder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic udariti →Every word from Old Czech udeřiti →
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