Where does “mǫr” come from?

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

mǫr (Old Norse): a moor, a heath, a barren moorland

Definitions

  1. a moor, a heath, a barren moorland

Ancestry of “mǫr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mǫr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōraz →