Proto-Indo-European

*mers-

‘to trouble, confuse, ignore, forget’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *mers-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *mers-, most familiar first.

• mar ← merren ← mierran ← *marzijaną
• marred ← *mierred ← mierran ← *marzijaną
• maraud ← marauder ← *marault ← marir ← *marʀijan

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mers-