Where does “meriha” come from?

meriha (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic marhijō, 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,...

meriha (Old High German): mare

Definitions

  1. mare

Ancestry of “meriha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarhijōmare, female horse
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 “meriha”

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