Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “móðir” come from?

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

móðir (Old Norse): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “móðir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “móðir”

  • mauther
  • äitimuori
  • anoppimuori
  • mummola
  • mummila
  • mummonmarkka
  • joulumuori
  • muori
  • mummo
  • mummu
  • mormor
  • adoptivmor
  • farmor
  • farmoder
  • gammelfarmor
  • gammelmormor
  • gammelmorfar
  • morfar
  • mor
  • moderkort
  • morförälder
  • gudmor
  • svärmor
  • styvmor
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