Where does “Möhre” come from?

Möhre (German) comes from Middle High German morhe, from Old High German morha, from Proto-West Germanic morhā, from Proto-Germanic murhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mork- — edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb.

Möhre (German): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “Möhre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmorhe—
2Old High Germanmorhacarrot
3Proto-West Germanicmorhāwild carrot
4Proto-Germanicmurhǭwild carrot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmork-edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb

Words derived from “Möhre”

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