Reconstruction:Old Dutch/meria

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō. It is only attested in toponyms and possibly in the Salic law.

Noun

*meria f

1. mare, female horse

Inflection

Declension of *meria (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*meria	*meria, *merion
accusative	*meria, *merion	*meria, *merion
genitive	*merion	*meriono
dative	*merion	*merion

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: merie
  • Dutch: merrie
    • Afrikaans: merrie
    • Negerhollands: merri, mėri

References

• “meria”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012