Where does “morbror” come from?

morbror (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.

morbror (Norwegian Bokmål): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “morbror”, step by step

morbror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmørtender
2Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
3Old Norsemóðirmother
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Norwegian Bokmål bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrora brother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →