Where does “Marr” come from?

Marr (English) comes from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Marr (English): OS grid ref SE5105

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SE5105

Ancestry of “Marr”, step by step

Marr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse marr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
2Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Chinese 馬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese馬—
2Chinese滿—
3ManchuᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠManchu, Manchus; Manchu

Words derived from “Marr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →