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 *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

Declension 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
    • Old Saxon: *mara
    • Old Dutch: *mara
    • Old High German: mara
  • Old Norse: mara
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