Where does “fostormodor” come from?

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

fostormodor (Old English): foster mother

Definitions

  1. foster mother

Ancestry of “fostormodor”, step by step

fostormodor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mōdor

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

via Old English fōstor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōstorfostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding
2Proto-West Germanic*fōstr—
3Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →