Middle High German

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Etymology

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    From Old High German muoter, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈmʊɔ̯tər/

    Noun

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    muoter f

    1. mother

    Usage notes

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    The old consonant stems muoter and tohter remain uninflected in the singular. In the plural they have umlaut: müeter, töhter.

    Declension

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    References

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    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “muoter”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "muoter" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Old High German

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    Etymology

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      From Proto-West Germanic *mōder, 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

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      muoter f

      1. mother

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      This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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