Where does “meral” come from?

meral (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

meral (English): Pertaining to the merus or meropodite

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the merus or meropodite

Ancestry of “meral”, step by step

meral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English merus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmerusThe thigh; The meropodite; the first segment of...
2Ancient Greekμηρόςa thigh; a thigh-bone, a femur, used especially...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →