Where does “marter” come from?

marter (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French martre, from Frankish *marþr.

marter (Middle Dutch): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “marter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmartremarten animal
2Frankish*marþr—

Words derived from “marter”

Every word from Frankish *marþr →Every word from Old French martre →