Where does “morille” come from?

morille (French) comes from Frankish morhila, from Proto-West Germanic morhā, from Proto-Germanic murhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mork- — edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb.

morille (French): morel

Definitions

  1. morel

Ancestry of “morille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmorhilamushroom
2Proto-West Germanicmorhāwild carrot
3Proto-Germanicmurhǭwild carrot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmork-edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb

Words derived from “morille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mork- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murhǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic morhā →