Where does “mór” come from?
mór (Icelandic) comes 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.
mór (Icelandic): moor, heath; peat
Ancestry of “mór”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mór | a moor, a heath, a barren moorland |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mōraz | moor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |