Muhme
German (Berlin)
/ˈmuːmə/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) aunt usually the mother's sister
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German muome inherited from Old High German muoma inherited from *mōmā (mother, mama) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (mother, aunt, auntie, mama, maternal aunt).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mōmǭ
Gloss
mother, aunt, auntie, mama, maternal aunt
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
母
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- godmama English
- mama English
- mamahood English
- mamaji English
- mamiji English
- stepmama English
- maman French
- *méh₂-méh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mōmǭ Proto-Germanic
- mome Middle English
- muoma Old High German
- muome Middle High German
- *mōmā gmw-pro
- *mōma Old Dutch
- *mōme Old Frisian
- mama Tok Pisin
- mama Mòcheno
- moa'm Mòcheno
- mama Chinook Jargon
- mama bee Aukan