Where does “maar” come from?

maar (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch maar, from Middle Dutch maer, from Middle Dutch nemaer, from Middle Dutch newaer, from Middle Dutch ne ware — were not.

maar (Afrikaans): only; solely; just; slightly; a bit; a little;...

Definitions

  1. only; solely; just; slightly; a bit; a little;...

Ancestry of “maar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaaronly, just; as long as; only; just
2Middle Dutchmaer—
3Middle Dutchnemaer—
4Middle Dutchnewaer—
5Middle Dutchne warewere not
Every word from Middle Dutch ne ware →Every word from Middle Dutch newaer →Every word from Middle Dutch nemaer →