Where does “murmur” come from?

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

Ancestry of “murmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmurmurA whining, protesting or complaining in the...
2Old Frenchmurmure—
3Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-—

Words derived from “murmur”

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