Where does “meerwaarde” come from?
meerwaarde (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.
meerwaarde (Dutch): added value, surplus value
Definitions
- added value, surplus value
Ancestry of “meerwaarde”, step by step
meerwaarde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch meer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 3 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via German Mehrwert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mehrwert | surplus value |
| 2 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 4 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |