Where does “mâre” come from?
mâre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch māri, from Proto-Germanic mēriją, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
mâre (Middle Dutch): famous, famed
Ancestry of “mâre”, step by step
mâre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch māri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | māri | famous |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēriją | boundary |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Proto-Germanic marǭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | marǭ | evil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mor- | to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Latin māter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |
Words derived from “mâre”