Where does “marteren” come from?
marteren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German martirōn, from Latin martyrium, from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
marteren (Middle High German): torture
Definitions
- torture
Ancestry of “marteren”, step by step
marteren traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German martirōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | martirōn | — |
| 2 | Latin | martyrium | martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαρτύριον | testimony, evidence, proof; martyrdom; shrine of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Old High German martarōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | martarōn | — |
via Old High German martrōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | martrōn | — |