Where does “mǫrueldr” come from?

mǫrueldr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse marr, 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,...

Ancestry of “mǫrueldr”, step by step

mǫrueldr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse marr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
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,...

via Old Norse eldr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeldrfire
2Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
3Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “mǫrueldr”

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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