Where does “mo” come from?

mo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mór, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mo (Norwegian Bokmål): close, sultry; tired, weary; moor, heath

Definitions

  1. close, sultry; tired, weary; moor, heath

Ancestry of “mo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mo”

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