Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/murhǭ

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

Uncertain; presumably cognate with Proto-Slavic *mъrky (“carrot”), suggesting Proto-Indo-European *mérkuh₂ ~ *mr̥kwéh₂;[1] however, perhaps instead an indigenous European Wanderwort.[2][3] A connection to Ancient Greek βράκανα (brákana, “wild vegetables”), βάκανον (bákanon, “cabbage(-seed)”) has been argued but has been disputed; otherwise thought to be of Pre-Greek origin, though given the word's likely Wanderwort status, a connection can still be maintained.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmur.xɔ̃ː/

Noun

*murhǭ f[2][3]

  1. wild carrot

Inflection

Declension of *murhǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *murhǭ *murhōniz
vocative *murhǭ *murhōniz
accusative *murhōnų *murhōnunz
genitive *murhōniz *murhōnǫ̂
dative *murhōni *murhōmaz
instrumental *murhōnē *murhōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *morhā
    • Old English: more
      • Middle English: more, moore, morre
        • English: more (dialectal)
      • → Welsh: moron
    • Old Saxon: morha
      • Middle Low German: more, mȫre
        • ⇒ German Low German: Mohrenkopp
        • →⇒ Swedish: morot
    • Old Dutch: *mora
    • Old High German: morha, moraha
  • Old Norse: mura

References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 167: “*mr̥k- ‘± carrot’”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*murxōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 276-277
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*murhōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 378
  4. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βράκανα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 235
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