Where does “merodear” come from?
merodear (Spanish) comes from Spanish merode, from French méraude, from French marauder, from French maraud, from Middle French maraud, from Old French marault, from Old French marir, from Frankish marrijan — to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...
merodear (Spanish): to prowl, to skulk; to maraud; to raid; to...
Definitions
- to prowl, to skulk; to maraud; to raid; to...
Ancestry of “merodear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | merode | The action or effects of marauding or pillaging |
| 2 | French | méraude | — |
| 3 | French | marauder | to pilfer; to prowl |
| 4 | French | maraud | rascal; rogue, vagabond |
| 5 | Middle French | maraud | rascal |
| 6 | Old French | marault | beggar, vagabond |
| 7 | Old French | marir | Alternative form of marrir; to frustrate, to... |
| 8 | Frankish | marrijan | to neglect, hinder; to hinder, prevent, make... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | marzijaną | to disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mers- | to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,... |