Where does “mither” come from?

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

mither (Scots): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “mither”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmoderA mother; the female direct ancestor of someone...
2Old Englishmōdormother
3Old Frisianmōder—
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mither”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →