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Where does “marh” come from?

marh (Proto-West Germanic) 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,...

marh (Proto-West Germanic): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “marh”, 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,...

Words derived from “marh”

  • merely
  • mere
  • mare
  • Whig
  • mair
  • mermaid
  • meer
  • maria
  • meres
  • whiggish
  • mermaiden
  • whiggism
  • meare
  • whiggishly
  • merestone
  • mermaidlike
  • whiggishness
  • Whigling
  • mermaidish
  • merestead
  • mear
  • seamare
  • meresman
  • mermaidy
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