Where does “moer” come from?

moer (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

moer (Middle Dutch): morass

Definitions

  1. morass

Ancestry of “moer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “moer”

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