Where does “māra” come from?

māra (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

māra (Old English): more

Definitions

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Ancestry of “māra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
2Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “māra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →
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