Where does “môr-hocys” come from?

môr-hocys (Welsh) comes from Welsh hocys, from Middle English hockes, from Old English hōc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

môr-hocys (Welsh): marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)

Definitions

  1. marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)

Ancestry of “môr-hocys”, step by step

môr-hocys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh hocys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshhocysmallow (Malvaceae)
2Middle Englishhockes—
3Old Englishhōchook
4Proto-West Germanichōk—
5Proto-Germanichōkazhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Welsh môr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
2Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →