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Where does “grandmither” come from?

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

grandmither (Scots): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “grandmither”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsmithermother
2Middle EnglishmoderA mother; the female direct ancestor of someone...
3Old Englishmōdormother
4Old Frisianmōder—
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →