Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marik
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown; possibly from *mari (“sea, lake”) + *-(u)k[1] or perhaps related to *morhā (“wild carrot”)[2].
Noun
[edit]*marik m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *marik | |
| Genitive | *marikas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *marik | *marikō, *marikōs |
| Accusative | *marik | *marikā |
| Genitive | *marikas | *marikō |
| Dative | *marikē | *marikum |
| Instrumental | *mariku | *marikum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: mereċe, meriċi, merċe, mearċe (< *marikī)
- Old Saxon: *merik, *merk
- Old High German: merk, merc
- → Polish: marek
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*marikan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*markjan ~ *markjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 262
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*marikan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35