English

eldermother

From elder + mother.

A compound of elder + mother

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós

Proto-Germanic *aldaz ‘old, grown up’

Old English eldra

Middle English eldre

English elder

Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr

Proto-Germanic *mōdēr

Proto-West Germanic *mōder

Old English mōdor

Middle English moder ‘a mother’

Today it means

noun Synonym of eldmother.

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

Etymograph / eldermother