Where does “ökenmoder” come from?

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

ökenmoder (Swedish): Desert Mother

Definitions

  1. Desert Mother

Ancestry of “ökenmoder”, step by step

ökenmoder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish moder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmodermother; mother; as in Mother Theresa, Mother...
2Old Norsemóðirmother
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Swedish oken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishokendesert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →