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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.[1]

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
    • Old Saxon: mōr
      • Middle Low German: mōr, mūr
        • Low German: mōr, mūr
        • → German: Moor
    • Old Dutch: *mōr
    • Old High German: muor
      • Middle High German: muor
        • Alemannic German: Nüere
        • Bavarian: Müer
  • Old Norse: mǫr, mǿrr, mœrr

References
  • Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “moer”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mōra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
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