Etymology

mother language

Today it means: Synonym of mother tongue. Full definition →

Middle English modir langage
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommodir langage
  2. English todaymother language

From Middle English modir langage, equivalent to mother + language.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.