Where does “merren” come from?

merren (Middle English) comes from Old English mierran, from Proto-Germanic marzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mers- — to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

merren (Middle English): To disturb, hinder, or prevent a person or thing

Definitions

  1. To disturb, hinder, or prevent a person or thing

Ancestry of “merren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmierranto mar, disturb, confuse; scatter, squander,...
2Proto-Germanicmarzijanąto disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmers-to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

Words derived from “merren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marzijaną →Every word from Old English mierran →