Where does “Merete” come from?

Merete (Danish) comes from Swedish Margareta, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

Merete (Danish): medieval form of Margrethe (= Margaret)

Definitions

  1. medieval form of Margrethe (= Margaret)

Ancestry of “Merete”, step by step

Merete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Margareta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishMargaretaMargaret
2Latinmargarītapearl
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

via Danish Margrethe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishMargretheMargaret

Words derived from “Merete”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →