Where does “moder” come from?

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

moder (Scots): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “moder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōdormother
2Old Frisianmōder—
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →