Where does “moor” come from?

moor (German) comes 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.

moor (German): marsh, mire, bog

Definitions

  1. marsh, mire, bog

Ancestry of “moor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “moor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →