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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ri/

Noun

*mari n

sea, ocean
lake, body of water

Inflection

neuter i-stemDeclension 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

*mariskaz
*mariswīną
*mōraz

Descendants

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

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