# motherland

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/ · frequency rank #27,223

## Definitions
1. The country of one's ancestors.
2. The country of one's birth.
3. Country of origin.
4. Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Germanic *mōdēr
Proto-West Germanic *mōder
Old English mōdor
Middle English moder
English mother
English land
English motherland
From mother + land.

## Common misspellings (16)
`mmotherland`, `mohterland`, `motehrland`, `mothelrand`, `motheralnd`, `motherladn`, `motherlandd`, `motherlannd`, `motherlland`, `motherlnad`, `motherrland`, `mothherland`, `mothreland`, `mottherland`, `mtoherland`, `omtherland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/motherland