Where does “murmur” come from?

murmur (Middle English) comes from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.

murmur (Middle English): A whining, protesting or complaining in the...

Definitions

  1. A whining, protesting or complaining in the...

Ancestry of “murmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmurmure—
2Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-—

Words derived from “murmur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mormur- →Every word from Latin murmur →Every word from Old French murmure →
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