Where does “mūr” come from?

mūr (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mōr, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mūr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmōr—
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mūr”

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