English

allomother

From allo- + mother.

A compound of allo- + mother

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr

Proto-Germanic *mōdēr

Proto-West Germanic *mōder

Old English mōdor

Middle English moder ‘a mother’

Today it means

noun A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / allomother