Where does “murmuring” come from?

Murmuring comes from Middle English murmur, from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-, all denoting a low continuous sound.

murmuring (English): present participle of murmur; A sound that...

Definitions

  1. present participle of murmur; A sound that...

Ancestry of “murmuring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmurmurAny low, indistinct sound, like that of running...
2Middle EnglishmurmurA whining, protesting or complaining in the...
3Old Frenchmurmure—
4Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-—

Words derived from “murmuring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mormur- →Every word from Latin murmur →Every word from Old French murmure →