Where does “yþmearh” come from?

yþmearh (Old English) comes from Old English mearh, 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,...

yþmearh (Old English): ship

Definitions

  1. ship

Ancestry of “yþmearh”, step by step

yþmearh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mearh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmearhhorse, steed
2Proto-Germanic*marh—
3Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
4Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Old English ȳþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishȳþwave, billow, flood, sea, liquid, water
2Proto-Germanicunþīwave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanunt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →
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