mother

*-tḗr (Proto-Indo-European)

Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone or something whose role or purpose it is to perform the verb's action.

*mh₂tros (Proto-Indo-European)

*mōdēr (Proto-Germanic)

Mother.

mōdor (Old English)

modor (Old English)

Mother.

moder (Middle English)

Mother.

mother (English)

(figuratively) A female ancestor.. (figuratively) A source or origin.. (figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.. (figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.. (obsolete) Hysterical passion; hysteria.. (when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.. A (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby [...]