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

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, moder, modur
- Middle English: moder
  - 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
    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
  - Swabian: Muadr, Mudder, Muddr, Muadar, Muddar
  - 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