moder

moder · verb¹

Clipping of moderate.

Moder · proper noun²

1. Swedish · borrowed fromModér
2. Slovene · borrowed fromModer
3. Middle Low German · derived frommōder“mother, womb; mare”
4. Polish · borrowed fromModer
5. Middle High German · derived frommader“reaper”
6. Slovak · borrowed fromMóder
7. German · borrowed fromModer
8. English todayModer

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Moder, from a Proto-Germanic personal name composed of the elements *mōdaz (“boldness, courage”) + *harjaz (“army”). * Borrowed from Slovak Móder, an occupational surname from Middle High German mader (“reaper”). * Borrowed from Polish Moder, from Middle Low German mōder (“mother, womb; mare”). * Borrowed from Slovene Moder, a nickname for a wise man, from moder (“wise, prudent”). * Borrowed from Swedish Modér, an ornamental surname whose first element is from mo (“sandy heath”).