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Where does “mōdor” come from?

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

mōdor (Old English): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “mōdor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mōdor”

  • mother
  • motherhood
  • mug
  • motherland
  • motherboard
  • motherfucker
  • mither
  • mugging
  • mugger
  • motherfucking
  • housemother
  • muthafucka
  • motherese
  • Muggle
  • motherhouse
  • foremother
  • mutha
  • motherwort
  • mugful
  • motherlove
  • birthmother
  • unmothered
  • mothercraft
  • motherlike
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