Where does “māre” come from?

māre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mara, from Proto-West Germanic marā, from Proto-Germanic marǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mor-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

māre (Middle Dutch): incubus

Definitions

  1. incubus

Ancestry of “māre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmaramare, evil spirit
2Proto-West Germanicmarāevil spirit, nightmare
3Proto-Germanicmarǭevil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mor- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marǭ →
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