Where does “mære” come from?

mære (Middle High German) comes from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic mērijaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēros — large, handsome.

mære (Middle High German): famous

Definitions

  1. famous

Ancestry of “mære”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmārifamous, great; well known, famous; news, tale
2Proto-Germanicmērijazrenowned, famous, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēroslarge, handsome

Words derived from “mære”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēros →Every word from Proto-Germanic mērijaz →Every word from Old High German māri →