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Where does “moran” come from?

moran (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic morhā, from Proto-Germanic murhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mork- — edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb.

Ancestry of “moran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmorhāwild carrot
2Proto-Germanicmurhǭwild carrot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmork-edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb

Words derived from “moran”

  • moron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mork- →