Where does “moors” come from?

moors (English) comes from English Moor, from Middle English moren, from Old English mārian, from Proto-Germanic mairōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

moors (English): plural of moor; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of moor; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “moors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoorA member of an ancient Berber people from...
2Middle Englishmoren—
3Old Englishmārian—
4Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mairōną →Every word from Old English mārian →