Where does “moor” come from?

Moor comes from Middle English moren, from Old English mārian, from Proto-Germanic mairōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer-.

moor (English): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath,...

Definitions

  1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath,...

Ancestry of “moor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmormore
2Old Englishmōrmoor, marsh
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “moor”

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