Where does “Wintermärchen” come from?
Wintermärchen (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.
Wintermärchen (German): winter fairy tale
Definitions
- winter fairy tale
Ancestry of “Wintermärchen”, step by step
Wintermärchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |