English
Marley
Marley comes from Old English mære ‘boundary’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to build’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to build’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moyro-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mairiją‘mooring post, post, boundary’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mairīreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mære‘boundary’
- EnglishtodayMarley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to build’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moyro-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mairiją‘mooring post, post, boundary’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mairīreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mære‘boundary’
- EnglishtodayMarley
Formed from mere ‘boundary’ + -leigh ‘lea’
Latin merus ‘pure, unmixed, undiluted’
Old French mier ‘pure, simple, complete’
Anglo-Norman meer
Middle English mere
English mere
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to build’
mean, community, common, met, minister, minute, commission, communication, ministry, minor, mess, meal, min, commit, communist, menu, mutual, communicate, compromise, immune, minus, missile, ammunition, immunity, dismiss, premise, communism, municipality, communal, communion, mural, ammo, intermittent, mole, commune, remuneration, mayhem, noodle, mite, omit, 78 more
through Proto-West Germanic *mairī
through Old English mære ‘boundary’
Today it means
name A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / Marley