Where does “מוטער” come from?

מוטער (Yiddish) comes from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

מוטער (Yiddish): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “מוטער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmuotermother
2Old Frisianmōder—
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “מוטער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →