Where does “madra” come from?

madra (Swedish) comes from Old Norse maðra, from Proto-Germanic madarǭ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰro-.

madra (Swedish): bedstraw

Definitions

  1. bedstraw

Ancestry of “madra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðra—
2Proto-Germanicmadarǭmadder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰro-—

Words derived from “madra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic madarǭ →Every word from Old Norse maðra →