English
marred
Marred comes from Old English mierran ‘to hinder’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mers- ‘to annoy, disturb, neglect, forget, ignore’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mers-‘to annoy, disturb, neglect, forget, ignore’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*marzijaną‘to disturb, hinder’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mierran‘to hinder’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*mierredreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500marred
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mers-‘to annoy, disturb, neglect, forget, ignore’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*marzijaną‘to disturb, hinder’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mierran‘to hinder’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*mierredreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500marred
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from mar + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *mers- ‘to annoy, disturb, neglect, forget, ignore’
Proto-Germanic *marzijaną ‘to disturb, hinder’
Old English mierran ‘to mar, disturb, confuse’
Middle English merren ‘to disturb, hinder, or prevent’
English mar
Linked words
through Old English mierran ‘to hinder’
Today it means
adj Spoiled; harmed or damaged.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mers- / marred