Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōr

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *mōraz.

Noun edit

*mōr m

  1. moor
    Synonym: *haiþi

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *mōr
Genitive *mōras
Singular Plural
Nominative *mōr *mōrō, *mōrōs
Accusative *mōr *mōrā
Genitive *mōras *mōrō
Dative *mōrē *mōrum
Instrumental *mōru *mōrum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: mōr
    • Middle English: mor, more, moer
      • English: moor
      • Scots: muir
      • Yola: mor
  • Old Frisian: mōr
  • Old Saxon: mōr
  • Old Dutch: *mōr
  • Old High German: muor