Where does “mar” come from?
Mar comes from Middle English merren, Old English mierran, and Proto-Germanic marzijaną, from the Proto-Indo-European root mers-.
mar (English): To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage; A...
Definitions
- To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage; A...
Ancestry of “mar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | merren | To disturb, hinder, or prevent a person or thing |
| 2 | Old English | mierran | to mar, disturb, confuse; scatter, squander,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | marzijaną | to disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mers- | to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,... |