marchen (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[marchen 词源字典]
1871, "German fairy or folk tale," from German Märchen, "a story or tale," from Middle High German merechyn "short verse narrative," from Old High German mari "news, tale," from Proto-Germanic *mærjo- "renowned, famous, illustrious" (source of Old English mære; see more (adj.)) + diminutive suffix -chen.[marchen etymology, marchen origin, 英语词源]