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

Definitions

  1. moor, heath; peat

Ancestry of “mór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōraz →