Where does “מאַרדער” come from?

מאַרדער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German marder, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-West Germanic *marþr — marten.

מאַרדער (Yiddish): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “מאַרדער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmarder—
2Old High Germanmardar—
3Proto-West Germanic*marþrmarten

Words derived from “מאַרדער”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *marþr →Every word from Old High German mardar →Every word from Middle High German marder →
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