Where does “murmel” come from?
murmel (Swedish) comes from German Murmel, from German murmeln, from Proto-Indo-European mur- — to mutter.
Ancestry of “murmel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Murmel | — |
| 2 | German | murmeln | to mumble, to murmur |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mur- | to mutter |