Where does “murren” come from?

murren (Finnish) comes from Finnish murre, from Finnish murista, from Finnish -ista — Forms frequentative verbs.

murren (Finnish): Genitive singular form of murre

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of murre

Ancestry of “murren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurredialect; dog, pooch
2FinnishmuristaTo growl, snarl; To rumble
3Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs
Every word from Finnish -ista →Every word from Finnish murista →Every word from Finnish murre →