- mormor-, murmur-
- mormor-, murmur-English meaning: to murmurDeutsche Übersetzung: Schallwort “murmeln, dumpf rauschen”Material: O.Ind. marmara- “ soughing “ m. “das Rauschen”, murmura- m. “knisterndes fire”, murmurü “name eines Flusses”; Arm. mrmram, mrmrim (*murmur-am, -im) “grumble, murmle, brũlle”; Gk. μορμύ̄ρω (*μορμυρι̯ω) “murmle, rausche”; Lat. murmurō “murmle”, murmur n. “murmur, Gemurr”; O.H.G. murmurōn, murmulōn , Ger. murmeln, short form O.N. murra, M.H.G. Ger. murren; further formations O.E. murc(n)ian “ wail, murmur”; changing through ablaut Nor. dial. marma “roar (of sea)”; Lith. murmlénti, murménti “mumble, murmur”, murme ́ti, marme ́ti “murmur, drone, grumble”; ablaut. marmalaĩ “big, giant Bremsen” (eine short form with Dissim.m - m to m - v seems marvà, mervà “gadfly, brake”); O.C.S. *mrъmrati “mumble, murmur”. Maybe Alb. mërmërij “murmur”. Unredupl. with n-suffix Ir. muirn (*murni-) f. “Lärmen, Sausen”.References: WP. II 307 f., WH. II 130 f., Trautmann 190;See also: to consecutive (mormo(ro)- )?
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.