Where does “mareel” come from?

mareel (English) comes from Norn mareld, from Old Norse mǫrueldr, 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,...

mareel (English): Phosphorescence on the ocean

Definitions

  1. Phosphorescence on the ocean

Ancestry of “mareel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nornmareld—
2Old Norsemǫrueldr—
3Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
4Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
5Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →