Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdēr

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.ðɛːr/

Noun

*mōdēr f

1. mother

Inflection

r-stemDeclension of *mōdēr (r-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōdēr	*mōdriz
vocative	*mōder	*mōdriz
accusative	*mōderų	*mōdrunz
genitive	*mōdurz	*mōdrǫ̂
dative	*mōdri	*mōdrumaz
instrumental	*mōdrē	*mōdrumiz

Synonyms

• *mōmǭ
• *aiþį̄

Derived terms

• *mōdrijaz
• *mōdrijǭ

Related terms

• *mōijō
• *mōþrą

Descendants

• Old English: mōdor
  • Middle English: moder, mother, modere, modre, modir, modyr, mooder, modder, modire, modyre, modur, moodur, moderr
    • English: mother, mither
    • Scots: moder, mither
• Old Frisian: mōder
  • North Frisian: Mooter
  • Saterland Frisian: Mour, Muur
  • West Frisian: moer
• Old Saxon: mōdar
  • Middle Low German: mōder
    • Low German: Moder, Mor
• Old Dutch: muoder
  • Middle Dutch: moeder
    • Dutch: moeder
      • Afrikaans: moeder
    • Limburgish: moder
• Old High German: muoter
  • Middle High German: muoter
    • Alemannic German: Mueter, Muetter, Mueder

      Swabian: Muadr, Mudder, Muddr, Muadar, Muddar

      Walser: muater, möter

    • Bavarian: muatar, Muada, mueter, muiter

      Cimbrian: muatar, muutar

    • Central Franconian: Moder (obsolete)

      Hunsrik: Mutter, muter

    • East Central German:

      Upper Saxon: Muddor

    • German: Mutter, Muetter, Mueter
      • → Central Franconian: Motter
    • Luxembourgish: Mudder
    • Rhine Franconian:

      Pennsylvania German: Mudder

    • Vilamovian: mütter
    • Yiddish: מוטער‎ (muter)
• Old Norse: móðir
  • Icelandic: móðir
  • Faroese: móðir
  • Norwegian: mor, moder
  • Old Swedish: mōþir
    • Swedish: moder, mor
  • Danish: mor, moder
  • Gutnish: mor, moder
  • Scanian: moðer