Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marwaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *merwaz, *murwijaz, *maurwuz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *merw- (to rub, pack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.wɑz/

Adjective

*marwaz

  1. brittle; delicate; soft; mellow

Inflection

Declension of *marwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *marwaz *marwō *marwą, -atō *marwai *marwôz *marwō
accusative *marwanǭ *marwǭ *marwą, -atō *marwanz *marwōz *marwō
genitive *marwas, -is *marwaizōz *marwas, -is *marwaizǫ̂ *marwaizǫ̂ *marwaizǫ̂
dative *marwammai *marwaizōi *marwammai *marwaimaz *marwaimaz *marwaimaz
instrumental *marwanō *marwaizō *marwanō *marwaimiz *marwaimiz *marwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *marwô *marwǭ *marwô *marwaniz *marwōniz *marwōnō
accusative *marwanų *marwōnų *marwô *marwanunz *marwōnunz *marwōnō
genitive *marwiniz *marwōniz *marwiniz *marwanǫ̂ *marwōnǫ̂ *marwanǫ̂
dative *marwini *marwōni *marwini *marwammaz *marwōmaz *marwammaz
instrumental *marwinē *marwōnē *marwinē *marwammiz *marwōmiz *marwammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maru
    • Old English: mearu, meru
    • Old Saxon: *maru, *moru; *murwi
    • Old Dutch: *maru
    • Old High German: maro; marawi; muruwi, murwi
      • Middle High German: mar; mürwe
        • Alemannic German: murw
        • German: mürbe
          • French: morbement (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: meyrr (< *maurijaz, *maurwuz)