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Where does “Merman” come from?

Merman (English) comes from Middle English mereman, from Old English meremann — merman.

Ancestry of “Merman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmereman—
2Old Englishmeremannmerman

Words derived from “Merman”

  • Mermanesque
Every word from Old English meremann →