Where does “mär” come from?

mär (Volapük) comes from German Märchen, from German Mär, from Middle High German mære, from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic mērijaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēros — large, handsome.

mär (Volapük): fairy tale

Definitions

  1. fairy tale

Ancestry of “mär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMärchenfairy tale
2GermanMäran often repeated untruth, a fable, a false...
3Middle High Germanmærefamous
4Old High Germanmārifamous, great; well known, famous; news, tale
5Proto-Germanicmērijazrenowned, famous, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēroslarge, handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēros →Every word from Proto-Germanic mērijaz →Every word from Old High German māri →