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 a Wanderwort,^[2] compare Proto-North Caucasian *mɨ̆rꝗwă (“root, carrot”).^[3] Disputedly related to Ancient Greek βράκανα (brákana, “wild vegetables”), βάκανον (bákanon, “cabbage(-seed)”), otherwise thought to be of Pre-Greek origin.^[4]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmur.xɔ̃ː/

Noun

*murhǭ f^[2]^[3]

wild carrot

Inflection

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

Related terms

*murhō

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
  - Middle Dutch: mōre
    - Limburgish: moer
- Old High German: morha, moraha
  - Middle High German: morhe, morche
    - German: Möhre
      - ⇒ German: Mohrrübe
    - Luxembourgish: Muert
    - Yiddish: מייער (meyer)
Old Norse: mura
- Icelandic: mura
- Faroese: mura
- Norwegian:
  Norwegian Bokmål: mure
  
  Norwegian Nynorsk: mure
- Swedish: morot

References

^ 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’”
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*murxōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 276-277
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*murhōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “235”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page βράκανα

[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’”

[HGE-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*murxōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 276-277

[EDPG-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*murhōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[4] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “235”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page βράκανα

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