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Where does “mearþ” come from?

mearþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European martus — bride.

mearþ (Old English): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “mearþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European martus →