Where does “marthys” come from?

marthys (Cornish) comes from Old Danish marth, from Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European martus — bride.

marthys (Cornish): amazing, fabulous, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful

Definitions

  1. amazing, fabulous, marvellous, remarkable, wonderful

Ancestry of “marthys”, step by step

marthys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish marth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishmarth—
2Old Norsemǫrðrmarten
3Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride

via Cornish ys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishyscorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European martus →