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Where does “moren” come from?

moren (Middle English) comes from Old English mārian, from Proto-Germanic mairōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “moren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmārian—
2Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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