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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōraz.

Noun

*mōr m

1. moor

   Synonym: *haiþi

Inflection

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

• 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