Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marhaz

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

Cognate with Proto-Celtic *markos. This is generally reconstructed as being from Proto-Indo-European *márkos (“horse”), but other theories exist; see that page for further discussion.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑr.xɑz/

Noun

*marhaz m

horse
Synonym: *ehwaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *marhaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*marhaz	marhōz, marhōs
vocative	*marh	marhōz, marhōs
accusative	*marhą	*marhanz
genitive	marhas, marhis	*marhǫ̂
dative	*marhai	*marhamaz
instrumental	*marhō	*marhamiz

Derived terms

*marhaskalkaz
*marhijō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *marh
- Old English: mearh, mear
  - Middle English: mearh
    - English: mare
- Old Frisian: mar
- Old High German: marh, march, marah
  - Middle High German: marc
    - German: Mähre
Old Norse: marr
- Icelandic: mar
Gothic: *𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃 (*marhs)
- →? Albanian: magar
- →? Romanian: măgar
Vandalic: *mar
→ Proto-Finnic: *marha
- ⇒ Proto-Finnic: *marhaminta (see there for further descendants)

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