mader

Middle English

/ˈmadər(ə)/

noun

Definitions

Madder (Rubia tinctorum) or a similar plant.
The dye obtained from madder (alizarin) or a similar dye.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English mædere inherited from Proto-Germanic *madarǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*madarǭ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

madder English
madderwort English
*modʰro- Proto-Indo-European
*madarǭ Proto-Germanic
mædere Old English
maðra Old Norse
*matara Proto-Finnic