MARAUD - Definition & Meaning for Kids

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "maraud" comes from Proto-Indo-European *mers-. It started in Proto-Germanic *marzijaną. Then it appeared in Frankish *marrijan. Later, people used it in Old French *marault. After that, it was Middle French maraud, which was borrowed from French marauder. Many other languages have similar words:.

• Old High German: marrjan
• Old Saxon: merrian
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽

🔗 Related Words

mar – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!