Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mari

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 *móri (“sea”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ri/

    Noun

    *mari n

    1. sea, ocean
    2. lake, body of water

    Inflection

    Declension of *mari (neuter i-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *mari *marī
    vocative *mari *marī
    accusative *mari *marī
    genitive *marīz *marjǫ̂
    dative *marī *marimaz
    instrumental *marī *marimiz

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *mari
      • Old English: mere m
        • Middle English: mere
      • Old Frisian: mere n
        • Saterland Frisian: Meer
        • West Frisian: mar
      • Old Saxon: meri f
        • Middle Low German: mer n
      • Old Dutch: meri n
      • Old High German: meri m or n
        • Middle High German: mer
    • Old Norse: marr m
      • Icelandic: mar
      • Faroese: marur
      • Norn: mar
      • Norwegian: mar- (in compounds)
      • Swedish: mar- (in compounds)
      • Danish: mar- (in compounds)
      • → Scots: mar
      • → Old French: mare
    • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 f (marei)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mari-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 354-5
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