Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. · To enter into marriage with one another. · To take as husband or wife. · To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from marītus (“husband, suitor”), from mās (“man, male”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “suitor, young man”). Compare its feminine derivatives: Welsh morwyn (“girl”), merch (“daughter”), Crimean Gothic marzus (“wedding”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy; girl”), Lithuanian marti̇̀ (“bride”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱriia, “yeoman”).) Displaced native Old English hīwian.
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- Inherited-form mentionmarienenm
- Derivation mentionmaritola · to wed
- Derivation mention*méryosine-pro
- Cognate mentionमर्यsa · suitor, young man
- Cognate mentionmorwyncy
- Cognate mentionmarzusgme-cgo
- Cognate mentionμεῖραξgrc
- Cognate mentionmartìlt
- Cognate mention𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀ae · yeoman
- Non-cognate comparisonhīwianang
This page abbreviates 6 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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