Where does “muir” come from?

muir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

muir (Scottish Gaelic): sea, ocean; wave; pl large billows

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean; wave; pl large billows

Ancestry of “muir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmuirsea
2Proto-Celticmorisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “muir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →