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Where does “Marder” come from?

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

Marder (Luxembourgish): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “Marder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmarder—
2Middle High Germanmarder—
3Old High Germanmardar—
4Proto-West Germanic*marþr—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *marþr →