Where does “Märchenbuch” come from?

Märchenbuch (German) comes from German Märchen, from German Mär, from Middle High German mære, from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic mērijaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēros — large, handsome.

Märchenbuch (German): book of fairytales

Definitions

  1. book of fairytales

Ancestry of “Märchenbuch”, step by step

Märchenbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Märchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMärchenfairy tale
2GermanMäran often repeated untruth, a fable, a false...
3Middle High Germanmærefamous
4Old High Germanmārifamous, great; well known, famous; news, tale
5Proto-Germanicmērijazrenowned, famous, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēroslarge, handsome

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēros →Every word from Proto-Germanic mērijaz →Every word from Old High German māri →