Where does “marram” come from?

marram (English) comes from Old Norse maralmr, 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,...

marram (English): Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy...

Definitions

  1. Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy...

Ancestry of “marram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaralmr—
2Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
3Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
4Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-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 →