Where does “husmor” come from?

husmor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mør, from Norwegian Bokmål moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

husmor (Norwegian Bokmål): a housewife

Definitions

a housewife

Ancestry of “husmor”, step by step

husmor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mør

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	mør	tender
2	Norwegian Bokmål	moder	synonym of mor
3	Old Norse	móðir	mother
4	Proto-Germanic	mōdēr	mother
5	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

via Norwegian Bokmål hus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	hus	a house; imperative of huse
2	Old Norse	hús	house
3	Proto-Germanic	hūsą	house
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →