Where does “meerderwaardigheid” come from?

meerderwaardigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch meerderwaardig, from Dutch meerder, from Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

meerderwaardigheid (Dutch): superiority

Definitions

  1. superiority

Ancestry of “meerderwaardigheid”, step by step

meerderwaardigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meerderwaardig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeerderwaardigsuperior
2Dutchmeerdergreater, superior
3Dutchmeerlake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more
4Middle Dutchmêerborder, boundary
5Old Dutchmeriborder, boundary
6Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
7Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-