Where does “murmeli” come from?
murmeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish murmel, from German Murmel, from German murmeln, from Proto-Indo-European mur- — to mutter.
murmeli (Finnish): A marmot
Ancestry of “murmeli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | murmel | — |
| 2 | German | Murmel | — |
| 3 | German | murmeln | to mumble, to murmur |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mur- | to mutter |
Words derived from “murmeli”