Where does “marbh” come from?

marbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish marb, from Proto-Celtic marwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

marbh (Scottish Gaelic): dead; defunct; kill, murder

Definitions

  1. dead; defunct; kill, murder

Ancestry of “marbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarbdead; mortified, insensible, spiritually dead;...
2Proto-Celticmarwosdead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “marbh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic marwos →