Where does “mar” come from?

mar (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mere, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mar (West Frisian): only, solely; but; lake

Definitions

  1. only, solely; but; lake

Ancestry of “mar”, step by step

mar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian mere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmere—
2Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
3Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Dutch maar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaaronly, just; as long as; only; just
2Middle Dutchmaer—
3Middle Dutchnemaer—
4Middle Dutchnewaer—
5Middle Dutchne warewere not
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →