muoter

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old Dutch muoder, Old Frisian mōder, Old English mōdor, Old Norse móðir.

Noun

muoter f

1. mother

Descendants

• 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

    Kirchröadsj: Modder

    Luxembourgish: Mudder

  • East Central German:

    Upper Saxon: Muddor

    Vilamovian: mütter

  • East Franconian: Motter
  • German: Mutter, Mueter, Muetter, Muoter, Muotter, Muter
    • → Central Franconian: Motter
  • Rhine Franconian: Modder, Mudder, Morrer, Murrer

    Frankfurterisch: [mud̥æ̆]

    Pennsylvania German: Mudder

  • Yiddish: מוטער‎ (muter)