Where does “moore” come from?

moore (Middle English) comes from Old English māra, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

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Ancestry of “moore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmāramore
2Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
3Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “moore”

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