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Where does “Muer” come from?

Muer (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German morgane, from Proto-West Germanic morgin, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥Hko, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Muer (Luxembourgish): moor, bog, swamp

Definitions

  1. moor, bog, swamp

Ancestry of “Muer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmorgane—
2Proto-West Germanicmorginmorning; tomorrow
3Proto-GermanicmurganazAlternative form of *murginaz; morning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥kéno—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥Hkoto blink, twinkle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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