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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *marǭ.

Noun

*marā f

1. evil spirit, nightmare

Inflection

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

• *nahtmarā

Descendants

• 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