Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *mur-, *mormur-

Meaning: to mutter

Old Indian: marmara- `rustling, murmuring', m. `rustling sound', múrmura- m. `expiring ember'

Armenian: mrmram, mrmrim `murre, murmle, brülle'

Old Greek: mormǖ́rō `rauschen, aufsprudeln'

Slavic: *mъrmъratī

Baltic: *mur̂m-ē̂- vb. (2)

Germanic: *marr-ō- vb., *murr-ō- vb., *murmur-ō- vb.

Latin: murmurāre `murmeln, murren, rauschen', murmur, -uris n. (/m.) `Murmeln, Brummen, Brausen, dumpfes Getöse'

Celtic: *murn- > Ir muirn `Lärmen, Sausen'

Russ. meaning: бормотать

References: WP II 307 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Word: мормота́ть,

Near etymology: мормочу́ "бормотать", псковск., тверск. (Даль). Звукоподражание, подобно бормота́ть (см.).

Further etymology: Ср. лит. murmė́ti "ворчать, бормотать", др.-инд. murmuras "потрескивающий огонь", marmaras "шуршащий", лат. murmur "ворчание, гул", murmurō, -ārе "бормотать, ворчать, шуршать", греч. μορμύ̄ρω "бормочу, шуршу", арм. mṙmṙam, mṙmṙim "ворчу, бормочу, реву", д.-в.-н. murmurôn, murmulôn "бормотать"; см. Вальде--Гофм. 2, 130 и сл.; Уленбек, Aind. Wb. 218; Гофман, Gr. Wb. 205; Буазак 644; Хюбшман 476.

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Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *mur̂m-ē̂- vb. (2)

Meaning: mutter

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Lithuanian: mumlénti, murménti, murmḗti `murmeln, murren, brummen'

Lettish: mur̂mêt (-ẽju) 'leise reden, stammeln, murmeln', mur̂mis 'Stammler, Brunnbär', pl. mur̂mul̨i 'Wasserwirbel'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *marrōn-, *murrōn-, *murmurōn-

Meaning: mutter, etc.

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Old Norse: murra wk. `brummen, murmeln'; marra wk. `murren, knurren'

Norwegian: murra vb.

Old Swedish: marra `murren, knurren'

Swedish: morra vb.

Danish: murre vb.

Middle Dutch: murmelen, mormeren, murmeren; morren `knurren, schelten'

Dutch: murmelen

Old Franconian: murmulon

Middle Low German: murmeren, murmelen 'murren'; murren `summen, brummen'

Old High German: murmurōn, murmulōn (8.Jh.) `murmeln'

Middle High German: murmern, murmeln wk. 'murren, heimlich untereinander erzählen, verstohlen als Gerüch verbreiten'; { murren `murmeln' }

German: murmeln, murren

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1327

Root: mormor-, murmur-

English meaning: to murmur

German meaning: Schallwort `murmeln, dumpf rauschen'

Material: Ai. marmara- `rauschend' m. `das Rauschen', murmura- m. `knisterndes Feuer', murmurā `Name eines Flusses'; arm. mrmram, mrmrim (*murmur-am, -im) `murre, murmle, brülle'; gr. μορμύ̄ρω (*μορμυρι̯ω) `murmle, rausche'; lat. murmurō `murmle', murmur n. `Gemurmel, Gemurr'; ahd. murmurōn, murmulōn, nhd. murmeln, Kurzform anord. murra, mhd. nhd. murren; Weiterbildung ags. murc(n)ian `klagen, murren'; ablautend norw. dial. marma `brausen (vom Meer)'; lit. murmlénti, murménti `murmeln', murmė́ti, marmė́ti `murren, brummen'; ablaut. marmalaĩ `große Bremsen' (eine Kurzform mit Dissim.m - m zu m - v scheint marvà, mervà `Bremse'); aksl. *mrъmrati `murmeln'.

Unredupl. mit n-Suffix ir. muirn (*murni-) f. `Lärmen, Sausen'.

References: WP. II 307 f., WH. II 130 f., Trautmann 190;