Where does “mólendi” come from?

mólendi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mór, from Old Norse mór, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mólendi (Icelandic): moorland, heath

Definitions

  1. moorland, heath

Ancestry of “mólendi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmórmoor, heath; peat
2Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōraz →