Where does “märe” come from?
märe (Finnish) comes from Middle English merie, from Proto-Germanic marhijō, 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,...
märe (Finnish): cud
Definitions
- cud
Ancestry of “märe”, step by step
märe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English merie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | merie | Alternative form of mery |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | marhijō | mare, female horse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Finnish märehtiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | märehtiä | to chew the cud, ruminate |
| 2 | Finnish | -htia | Forms mostly frequentative verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |
via Old High German meriha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | meriha | mare |