Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marhu

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 *marhwaz.

Noun

*marhu m

1. tallow, suet
2. sausage

Inflection

Masculine wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*marhu
Genitive	*marhwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*marhu	*marhwō, *marhwōs
Accusative	*marhu	*marhwā
Genitive	*marhwas	*marhwō
Dative	*marhwē	*marhum
Instrumental	*marhu	*marhum

Descendants

• Old English: mearh, mærh, merg, mearg, meargh, mærc
• Old Frisian: *march
  • North Frisian:

    Fohr: marig

    Helgoland: marri

    Sylt: märig

  • Wangerooge Frisian: mûrû
  • West Frisian: marge (dialectal march, marich)