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
- dead; defunct; kill, murder
Ancestry of “marbh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | marb | dead; mortified, insensible, spiritually dead;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | marwos | dead |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥wós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |