Etymology of the English word marten
the English word
martenderived from the Old French word
martrinederived from the Medieval Latin word
martrinaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*marthuzderived from the Middle Dutch word
martrenderived from the Old French word
martrederived from the Frankish word
martarDate
The earliest known usage of marten in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
foumartCognates
Dutch
marter, German
Marder, Icelandic
mördur, Swedish
mordUsage
Word found in Modern English
