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Where does “mōder” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mōder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mōder”

  • Muur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →