Where does “marekors” come from?
marekors (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mare, from Old Norse mara, from Proto-Germanic marǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mor-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
marekors (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pentagram, cross or a pentacle carved in a wall (or on a door) with an iron knife (or painted with tar) as protection against evil spirits
Definitions
- a pentagram, cross or a pentacle carved in a wall (or on a door) with an iron knife (or painted with tar) as protection against evil spirits
Ancestry of “marekors”, step by step
marekors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mare | a mare |
| 2 | Old Norse | mara | nightmare, incubus; to be waterlogged, float low... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | marǭ | evil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mor- | to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Norwegian Nynorsk kors
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kors | a cross |