Where does “mar” come from?

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

mar (Ambonese Malay): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “mar”, 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 →