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Where does “morrac” come from?

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

morrac (Albanian): lousy, lice-ridden, infested with lice

Definitions

  1. lousy, lice-ridden, infested with lice

Ancestry of “morrac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmorrlouse; plant louse, aphid
2Old Norsemǫrrfat, tallow
3Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚱᚺᚹᚨ-—
4Proto-Germanicmarhwaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic marhwaz →