Where does “Exmoor” come from?

Exmoor (English) comes 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.

Exmoor (English): One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire,...

Definitions

  1. One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire,...

Ancestry of “Exmoor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōrmoor, marsh
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Exmoor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōraz →