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Moder

Pronunciation: /ˈmoːdɐ/

“Moder” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a decomposing mass
  2. moldiness
  3. moldy smell

Etymology

From late Middle High German moder (“mold, swamp”), borrowed from Middle Low German modder, modde, mōde (“mud”), from Proto-Germanic *muþraz (“dreg”), from Proto-Indo-European *múHtrom. Doublet of Modder (“mud”), a later borrowing. Cognate with Dutch modder.

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