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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”

  • mummonmarkka
  • mummila
  • mummo
  • äitimuori
  • anoppimuori
  • joulumuori
  • mummola
  • muori
  • mummu
  • styvmoder
  • styvmoderlig
  • mormor
  • adoptivmor
  • farmor
  • farmoder
  • moderkort
  • morförälder
  • gudmor
  • svärmor
  • morsa
  • gammelfarmor
  • gammelmormor
  • gammelmorfar
  • morfar
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