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Where does “māmorian” come from?

māmorian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic maimrōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

māmorian (Old English): to deliberate, plan out, design; to think...

Definitions

  1. to deliberate, plan out, design; to think...

Ancestry of “māmorian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaimrōnąto think, be in thought, think out, ponder; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “māmorian”

  • mammering
  • mammer
  • mimmer
  • mimmerkin
  • mameren
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