Where does “mår” come from?

mår (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European martus — bride.

mår (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pine marten, "Martes martes"; a marten, a...

Definitions

  1. a pine marten, "Martes martes"; a marten, a...

Ancestry of “mår”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMǫrðrmarten
2Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride

Words derived from “mår”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European martus →Every word from Proto-Germanic marþuz →Every word from Old Norse Mǫrðr →