Words that come from Proto-Indo-European mer-

400 words across 44 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European mer- — including to, more, too, today, merely, mere, onto, murder.

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English (299)

Latin (20)

Dutch (8)

Proto-Indo-European (8)

French (7)

Middle French (5)

Italian (5)

Sanskrit (4)

Icelandic (2)

Welsh (2)

West Frisian (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Danish (2)

Old High German (2)

Chinese (2)

Volapük (2)

Irish (1)

Breton (1)

Russian (1)

Low German (1)

Swedish (1)

Old Irish (1)

Lithuanian (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Corsican (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Istriot (1)

Proto-Italic (1)

Neapolitan (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Catalan (1)

Proto-Finnic (1)

Livonian (1)

Estonian (1)

Karelian (1)

Veps (1)

Votic (1)

Võro (1)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Slovak (1)

Asturian (1)

Chavacano (1)

Galician (1)

Old Occitan (1)