Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *marǭ.

Noun edit

*marā f[1]

  1. evil spirit, nightmare

Inflection edit

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *marā
Genitive *marōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *marā *marōn
Accusative *marōn *marōn
Genitive *marōn *marōnō
Dative *marōn *marōm, *marum
Instrumental *marōn *marōm, *marum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: mare
  • Old Saxon: *mara
  • Old Dutch: *mara
  • Old High German: mara

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192:PWGmc *marā, *marōn-