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

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
- West Frisian: moer
Old Saxon: mōr
- Middle Low German: môr, mûr
  - German Low German: Moor
  - → German: Moor
Old Dutch: *mōr
- Middle Dutch: moer
  - Dutch: moer
    - Afrikaans: moer
Old High German: muor
- Middle High German: muor
  - Alemannic German: Nüere
  - Bavarian: Müer