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
- to marry
Ancestry of “marien”, step by step
marien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French marier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 2 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 3 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 4 | Latin | mās | male |
| 5 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Anglo-Norman marier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | marier | to marry; to get married |