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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ri/

Noun

*mari n

1. sea, ocean
2. 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

• *habą
• *laguz
• *saiwiz

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
        • Afrikaans: meer
  • 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
    • Middle French: mare
      • French: mare
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 f (marei)