Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marhwaz

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

A thematicisation of earlier *marhuz, from Proto-Indo-European *merk- (“to decay”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑr.xʷɑz/

Noun

*marhwaz m

tallow, suet

Declension

Declension of *marhwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*marhwaz	marhwōz, marhwōs
vocative	*marhw	marhwōz, marhwōs
accusative	*marhwą	*marhwanz
genitive	marhwas, marhwis	*marhwǫ̂
dative	*marhwai	*marhwamaz
instrumental	*marhwō	*marhwamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *marhu
- 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)
Proto-Norse: *ᛗᚨᚱᚺᚹᚨ- (*marhwa-)
- Old Norse: mǫrr
  - Faroese: mørur
  - Icelandic: mör
  - Norwegian Bokmål: morr, mørr
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: mòr
  - → Old Irish: mar
    - ⇒ Middle Irish: maróc
      - Scottish Gaelic: marag
      - Irish: maróg
- → Proto-Samic: *mārfē (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*marxuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*marxuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261

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