Etymology

allomother

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Today it means: A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another. Full definition →

English mother ← Middle English moder ← Old English mōdor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  7. Proto-Germanic*mōdēr
  8. Proto-West Germanic*mōder
  9. Old Englishmōdor
  10. Middle Englishmoder
  11. Englishmother
  12. English todayallomother

From allo- + mother.

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