Where does “mārian” come from?

mārian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mairōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mārian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mārian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mairōną →
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