Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*mer-
10 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, most common first.
- murderAn act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
- mereJust, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
- mullerA person who mulls wine or other alcoholic beverages.
- maraA nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
- morbidityThe quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
- morbidOf, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
- mammerTo hesitate.
- marlineA light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
- mulleredBadly damaged or completely destroyed; ruined, trashed, wrecked.
- murthmurder; slaughter.