Where does “mereværd” come from?

mereværd (Danish) comes from Danish mere, from Old Danish meræ, from Old Norse meiri, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

mereværd (Danish): superiority being or feeling more valuable than other people

Definitions

  1. superiority being or feeling more valuable than other people

Ancestry of “mereværd”, step by step

mereværd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmeremore; to a higher degree; more; in greater...
2Old Danishmeræ—
3Old Norsemeiricomparative degree of mikill; more
4Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via Danish værd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværdworth
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Old Norse meiri →