Where does “marah” come from?

marah (Old High German) comes 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,...

marah (Old High German): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “marah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
2Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →