Etymograph

English

mothered

Mothered comes from Middle English *modred.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*modred1reconstructed
  2. Englishtodaymothered1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English mothered

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*modredWiktionary, English motheredreconstructed
  2. EnglishtodaymotheredWiktionary, English mothered

Every English word from Middle English *modred

Another origin of mothered

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mōdēr‘mother’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mōder‘mother’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150mōdor‘mother’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500moder‘a mother’
  6. English1500–presentmother‘fermented culture’
  7. Englishtodaymothered

Today it means

adj Receiving the care and attention of a mother.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “mothered”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English *modred / mothered

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