Where does “meerlagig” come from?

meerlagig (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

meerlagig (Dutch): multilayered

Definitions

  1. multilayered

Ancestry of “meerlagig”, step by step

meerlagig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meer

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

via Dutch laag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaaglow; layer; class, when referring to social class
2Middle Dutchlâgelow, close to the ground
3Old Dutchlāgi—
4Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →