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Where does “März” come from?

März (German) comes from Middle High German merze, from Old High German merzo, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

März (German): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “März”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmerze—
2Old High Germanmerzo—
3LatinMārtius—
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “März”

  • Ausmerzung
  • ausmerzen
  • Vormärz
  • מרץ
  • märts
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