Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mārī

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.

Adjective

*mārī[1]

  2. famous
    Synonym: *mār
Inflection
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *mārī
Genitive *mārijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *mārī *māriju *mārī
Accusative *mārijanā *mārijā *mārī
Genitive *mārijas *mārijeʀā *mārijas
Dative *mārijumē *mārijeʀē *mārijumē
Instrumental *māriju *mārijeʀu *māriju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *mārijē *mārijō *māriju
Accusative *mārijā *mārijā *māriju
Genitive *mārijeʀō *mārijeʀō *mārijeʀō
Dative *mārijēm, *mārijum *mārijēm, *mārijum *mārijēm, *mārijum
Instrumental *mārijēm, *mārijum *mārijēm, *mārijum *mārijēm, *mārijum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: mǣre
    • Middle English: mere
      • English: mere (“just, only”) (partially)
  • Old Frisian: mēre
  • Old Saxon: māri
  • Old Dutch: māri
  • Old High German: māri

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mēriją, related to Etymology 1 above.[2]

Noun

*mārī n

  2. story, tale
  3. message
Inflection
Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *mārī
Genitive *mārijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *mārī *māriju
Accusative *mārī *māriju
Genitive *mārijas *mārijō
Dative *mārijē *mārijum
Instrumental *māriju *mārijum
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *mērį̄. Equivalent to *mārī (“famous”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*mārī f

  2. fame, reputation
Inflection
īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *mārī
Genitive *mārīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *mārī —
Accusative *mārīn —
Genitive *mārīn —
Dative *mārīn —
Instrumental *mārīn —
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47: “PWGmc *mārī”
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mare1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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