Where does “מוטער־שפּראַך” come from?
מוטער־שפּראַך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מוטער, from Old High German muoter, from Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
מוטער־שפּראַך (Yiddish): mother tongue, native language
Definitions
- mother tongue, native language
Ancestry of “מוטער־שפּראַך”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מוטער | mother |
| 2 | Old High German | muoter | mother |
| 3 | Old Frisian | mōder | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōdēr | mother |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |