Fun for Friday: The Etymology of Mother and Related Words
dawn.vogel | May 9, 2025
Since it’s nearly Mother’s Day, this week’s Fun for Friday is about etymology and mothers! “Mother” is one of those words with very deep roots, across multiple languages. Part of the explanation of this is that “mater” originally comes from Proto Indo-European, which is the root of a LOT of languages. And of course, this […]