English
Murrow
Murrow comes from Old English mōr ‘marsh, wilderness, moor’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mōr‘marsh, wilderness, moor’
- EnglishtodayMurrow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mōr‘marsh, wilderness, moor’
- EnglishtodayMurrow
A compound of *mōr ‘moor’ + rewe
Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘sea, lake, wetland’
Proto-Indo-European *móri ‘sea’
Proto-Germanic *mari ‘sea, ocean’
Proto-Germanic *mōraz ‘marsh, moor’
Proto-West Germanic *mōr ‘moor’
Every English word from Old English mōr
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English mōr / Murrow