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

  1. mother tongue, native language

Ancestry of “מוטער־שפּראַך”, step by step

מוטער־שפּראַך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מוטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמוטערmother
2Old High Germanmuotermother
3Old Frisianmōder—
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Yiddish שפּראַך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשפּראַךlanguage
2Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →