Where does “morsa” come from?
morsa (Swedish) comes from Swedish mor, from Swedish moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
morsa (Swedish): mother; to greet
Ancestry of “morsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | mor | mother |
| 2 | Swedish | moder | mother; mother; as in Mother Theresa, Mother... |
| 3 | Old Norse | móðir | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōdēr | mother |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |