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

Definitions

  1. A marmot

Ancestry of “murmeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmurmel—
2GermanMurmelmarble small glass ball
3Germanmurmelnto mumble, to murmur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmur-to mutter

Words derived from “murmeli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mur- →Every word from German murmeln →Every word from German Murmel →