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

  1. To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage; A...

Ancestry of “mar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmerrenTo disturb, hinder, or prevent a person or thing
2Old Englishmierranto mar, disturb, confuse; scatter, squander,...
3Proto-Germanicmarzijanąto disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmers-to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mers-Every word from Proto-Germanic marzijanąEvery word from Old English mierran
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