Where does “marien” come from?

marien (Middle English) comes from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

marien (Middle English): to marry

Definitions

  1. to marry

Ancestry of “marien”, step by step

marien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French marier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
2Latinmarītōto marry, wed
3Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
4Latinmāsmale
5Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Anglo-Norman marier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanmarierto marry; to get married

Words derived from “marien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has