Where does “mør” come from?

mør (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic marwaz, from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- — to rub, pack.

Ancestry of “mør”, step by step

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 mer(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marwaz →Every word from Old Norse meyrr →