Where does “more” come from?

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

more (Old English): carrot; parsnip

Definitions

  1. carrot; parsnip

Ancestry of “more”, step by step

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

Words derived from “more”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mork- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murhǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic morhā →