Where does “moder” come from?

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

moder (Swedish): mother; mother; as in Mother Theresa, Mother...

Definitions

  1. mother; mother; as in Mother Theresa, Mother...

Ancestry of “moder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemóðirmother
2Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “moder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr
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