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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,...

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”

  • mar
  • marring
  • marplot
  • marrer
  • marreth
  • marrest
  • bemar
  • marproof
  • nonmarring
  • marless
  • martext
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mers- →