Where does “mør” come from?

mør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

mør (Norwegian Bokmål): tender

Definitions

  1. tender

Ancestry of “mør”, step by step

mør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål moder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
2Old Norsemóðirmother
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Old Norse meyrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeyrr—
2Proto-Germanicmarwazbrittle; delicate; soft; mellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer(w)-to rub, pack

Words derived from “mør”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdēr →Every word from Old Norse móðir →