Where does “Marder” come from?

Marder (German) comes from Middle High German marder, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-West Germanic *marþr — marten.

Marder (German): marten; Any member of the family Mustelidae,...

Definitions

  1. marten; Any member of the family Mustelidae,...

Ancestry of “Marder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmarder
2Old High Germanmardar
3Proto-West Germanic*marþrmarten
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *marþrEvery word from Old High German mardarEvery word from Middle High German marder