Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marhaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Old English: mearh, mear
- Middle English: mearh
  - English: mare
Old Frisian: mar
Old Frankish: *marh, *marhskalk
- Old Dutch: *mar, marskalk
  - Middle Dutch: marscalc, maerscalc
    - Dutch: maarschalk
- Mediaeval Latin: mariscalcus
  - Italian: maniscalco
  - Old French: marescal, mareschal
    - French: maréchal
    - English: marshal
    - Spanish: mariscal
Old High German: marh, march, marah
- Middle High German: marc
- Italian: Maremma
Old Norse: marr
- Icelandic: mar
- Swedish: märr (for females)
Gothic: *𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃 (*marhs)
- (possibly) → Albanian: magar
- (possibly) → Romanian: măgar

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