Where does “-more” come from?

-more (English) comes from Middle English -more, from Middle English mor, from Old English mōr, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

-more (English): Used for placenames; variant of moor

Definitions

  1. Used for placenames; variant of moor

Ancestry of “-more”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-moreUsed to form a comparative of certain adjectives...
2Middle Englishmormore
3Old Englishmōrmoor, marsh
4Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōraz →