Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

A Germanic derivation from *mari.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.rɑz/

Noun

*mōraz m

1. moor

   Synonyms: *haiþī, *lingwą (possibly)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mōraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mōraz	*mōrōz, *mōrōs
vocative	*mōr	*mōrōz, *mōrōs
accusative	*mōrą	*mōranz
genitive	*mōras, *mōris	*mōrǫ̂
dative	*mōrai	*mōramaz
instrumental	*mōrō	*mōramiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *mōr
  • Old English: mōr
    • Middle English: mor, more, moer
      • English: moor
      • Scots: muir
      • Yola: mor
  • Old Frisian: mōr
    • North Frisian: moar, moer
  • Old Saxon: mōr
    • Middle Low German: mōr, mūr
      • Low German: mōr, mūr
      • → German: Moor
  • Old Dutch: *mōr
    • Middle Dutch: moer
      • Dutch: moer
  • Old High German: muor
    • Middle High German: muor
      • Alemannic German: Nüere
      • Bavarian: Müer
• Old Norse: mǫr, mǿrr, mœrr
  • Icelandic: mærr
  • Danish: mor, moor

References

• Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “moer”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎^[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press