Where does “mearh” come from?

mearh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *marh, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

mearh (Old English): horse, steed

Definitions

  1. horse, steed

Ancestry of “mearh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*marh—
2Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “mearh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →