Polish word koszmar comes from Old Dutch *mara, Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (Renowned, famous, great.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*mara | Old Dutch (odt) | |
*mērijaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Renowned, famous, great. |
mar | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
cauquemare | Old French (fro) | Nightmare. |
cauchemare | Middle French (frm) | Nightmare. |
cauchemar | French (fr) | Nightmare. |
koszmar | Polish (pl) | Nightmare. |