Where does “merby” come from?
merby (English) comes from English Derby, from Middle English Derby, from Old English Dēorbȳ, from Old Norse Djúra-bý, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
merby (English): men's roller derby
Definitions
- men's roller derby
Ancestry of “merby”, step by step
merby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Derby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Derby | A type of cheese made in Derby, England |
| 2 | Middle English | Derby | — |
| 3 | Old English | Dēorbȳ | Derby |
| 4 | Old Norse | Djúra-bý | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | dýr | animal |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via English men
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | men | plural of man; people, humanity; enlisted... |
| 2 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 3 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |