Where does “mare” come from?

mare (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mare”

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