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
Ancestry of “mier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mier | ant; insignificant individual |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | miere | ant; inflection of mijn:
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| 3 | Old Dutch | miuri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |