Where does “morr” come from?

morr (Albanian) comes from Old Norse mǫrr, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚱᚺᚹᚨ-, from Proto-Germanic marhwaz — tallow, suet.

morr (Albanian): louse; plant louse, aphid

Definitions

  1. louse; plant louse, aphid

Ancestry of “morr”, step by step

morr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse mǫrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫrrfat, tallow
2Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚱᚺᚹᚨ-—
3Proto-Germanicmarhwaztallow, suet

via Arabic مُرّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُرّbitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh

Words derived from “morr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic marhwaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚱᚺᚹᚨ- →Every word from Old Norse mǫrr →