Where does “-more” come from?

-more (Middle English) comes from Middle English mor, from Old English mōr, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

-more (Middle English): Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives...

Definitions

  1. Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives...

Ancestry of “-more”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmormore
2Old Englishmōrmoor, marsh
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “-more”

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