Where does “marrow” come from?
Marrow comes from Old English mearg, from Proto-Germanic mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European mozgos, a word of unknown original meaning.
marrow (English): The substance inside bones which produces blood...
Definitions
- The substance inside bones which produces blood...
Ancestry of “marrow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mary | — |
| 2 | Old English | mearg | marrow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *maʀg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mazgą | marrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgos | — |
Words derived from “marrow”