Where does “moron” come from?

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

moron (Welsh): carrots

Definitions

  1. carrots

Ancestry of “moron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmoran—
2Proto-West Germanicmorhāwild carrot
3Proto-Germanicmurhǭwild carrot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmork-edible herb, tuber; tuber, edible herb

Words derived from “moron”

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