Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “mær” come from?

mær (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic mawī, from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- — young; can, to be able.

mær (Old Norse): maid, girl, virgin; daughter; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. maid, girl, virgin; daughter; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “mær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmawīgirl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able

Words derived from “mær”

  • møy
  • møy
  • mø
  • mær
  • hafmey
  • mey
  • meyjarhaft
  • mey
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