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Where does “mōr” come from?

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

mōr (Old English): moor, marsh

Definitions

  1. moor, marsh

Ancestry of “mōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mōr”

  • moor
  • mores
  • uttermost
  • mooring
  • moe
  • moorish
  • unmoor
  • moory
  • moorage
  • moorfowl
  • moorcock
  • moreish
  • moreness
  • moorstone
  • Hazenmore
  • moorband
  • overmore
  • nethermore
  • growmore
  • moorpan
  • morefold
  • moorwort
  • moortop
  • moé
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