Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“malicious female spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *mor-, *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian мо̏ра (“nightmare”), Old Irish Morrígan (“phantom queen”).

Noun

*marǭ f

1. evil (female) spirit; succubus; incubus
2. nightmare

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *marǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*marǭ	*marōniz
vocative	*marǭ	*marōniz
accusative	*marōnų	*marōnunz
genitive	*marōniz	*marōnǫ̂
dative	*marōni	*marōmaz
instrumental	*marōnē	*marōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *marā
  • Old English: mare
    • Middle English: mare
      • Scots: mare, mair
      • English: mare
  • Old Saxon: *mara
    • Middle Low German: māre, mar m
  • Old Dutch: *mara
    • Middle Dutch: māre
      • Dutch: mare, maar
  • Old High German: mara
    • Middle High German: mare, mar
      • German: Mahr
• Old Norse: mara
  • Icelandic: mara
  • Norwegian: mara, mare
  • Old Swedish: mara
    • Swedish: mara
  • Danish: mare