Etymology

motherese

M3O1T1H4E1R1E1S1E1

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Germanic*mōdēr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mōder
  4. Old Englishmōdor
  5. Middle Englishmoder
  6. Englishmother
  7. English todaymotherese

From mother + -ese.

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