Where does “מוטערלעך” come from?

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

מוטערלעך (Yiddish): motherly, maternal

Definitions

  1. motherly, maternal

Ancestry of “מוטערלעך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמוטערmother
2Old High Germanmuotermother
3Old Frisianmōder—
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Frisian mōder →