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Where does “mooring” come from?

Mooring derives from the English gerund form of moor, from Middle English moren, Old English mārian, Proto-Germanic mairōną, and Proto-Indo-European mer-, meaning to make fast or secure.

mooring (English): present participle of moor; A place to moor a...

Definitions

  1. present participle of moor; A place to moor a...

Ancestry of “mooring”, step by step

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1EnglishMoore—
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