moer.
mother
Meaning & usage
mother
sediment formed in various alcoholic drinks and vinegar
a queen bee
a female hare
a female rabbit
a female ferret, a jill
the main in a structure; general version
Where this word comes from
Contraction of moeder (“mother”) by regular syncope of medial /d/ (compare broer, blij, leer, la). Compare etymology 1 sense 2 with French mère de vinaigre.
a type of fastener with a threaded hole; a nut
something small and insignificant (in the phrase geen moer)
Where this word comes from
A shortening of moerschroef, from moer (“mother”) + schroef (“bolt”).
morass, marsh, peat
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch moer (“morass”), from Old Dutch *mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Related to meer (“lake”). Cognate with English moor, Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”).
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