Where does “marr” come from?

marr (Old Norse) 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,...

marr (Old Norse): horse; sea

Definitions

  1. horse; sea

Ancestry of “marr”, step by step

marr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic marhaz

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,...

via Proto-Germanic mari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Germanic *mari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*mari—

Words derived from “marr”

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