Where does “Märchenwald” come from?
Märchenwald (German) comes from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Märchenwald (German): fairy forest, fairytale forest
Definitions
- fairy forest, fairytale forest
Ancestry of “Märchenwald”, step by step
Märchenwald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wald | forest; woods; woodland |
| 2 | Middle High German | walt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wald | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via German Märchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Märchen | fairy tale |
| 2 | German | Mär | an often repeated untruth, a fable, a false... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mære | famous |
| 4 | Old High German | māri | famous, great; well known, famous; news, tale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mērijaz | renowned, famous, great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēros | large, handsome |