Where does “Mæri” come from?

Mæri (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Mǿri, from Old Norse mǿrr, from Proto-Indo-European mori- — marsh, lake, sea; sea.

Ancestry of “Mæri”, step by step

Mæri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Mǿri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMǿri
2Old Norsemǿrr
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmori-marsh, lake, sea; sea

via German Mähren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMähreninflection of Mähre; plural of Mähre

Words derived from “Mæri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mori-Every word from Old Norse mǿrrEvery word from Old Norse Mǿri