Where does “Moorauge” come from?

Moorauge (German) comes from German moor, from Middle Low German mōr, from Old Saxon mōr, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Moorauge (German): bog pond

Definitions

  1. bog pond

Ancestry of “Moorauge”, step by step

Moorauge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German moor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmoormarsh, mire, bog
2Middle Low Germanmōr—
3Old Saxonmōr—
4Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via German auge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaugeeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →