Where does “mier” come from?

mier (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch mier, from Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch miuri, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

mier (Afrikaans): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “mier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmierant; insignificant individual
2Middle Dutchmiereant; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchmiuri—
4Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Old Dutch miuri →
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