Where does “marder” come from?
marder (German) comes from Middle High German marder, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-West Germanic *marþr.
Ancestry of “marder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | marder | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mardar | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *marþr | — |