Where does “Mär” come from?
Mär (German) comes from Middle High German mære, from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic mērijaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēros — large, handsome.
Mär (German): an often repeated untruth, a fable, a false...
Definitions
- an often repeated untruth, a fable, a false...
Ancestry of “Mär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | mære | famous |
| 2 | Old High German | māri | famous, great; well known, famous; news, tale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mērijaz | renowned, famous, great |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēros | large, handsome |