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Where does “mariment” come from?

mariment (Old French) comes from Old French marir, from Frankish marrijan, from Proto-Germanic marzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mers- — to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

mariment (Old French): pain; suffering

Definitions

  1. pain; suffering

Ancestry of “mariment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmarirAlternative form of marrir; to frustrate, to...
2Frankishmarrijanto neglect, hinder; to hinder, prevent, make...
3Proto-Germanicmarzijanąto disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmers-to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...
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