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 — marten.

Marder (Luxembourgish): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “Marder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmardermarten animal
2Middle High Germanmarder—
3Old High Germanmardar—
4Proto-West Germanic*marþrmarten
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *marþr →Every word from Old High German mardar →Every word from Middle High German marder →