Where does “merqueen” come from?
merqueen (English) comes from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
merqueen (English): A mermaid, especially one who is a queen
Definitions
- A mermaid, especially one who is a queen
Ancestry of “merqueen”, step by step
merqueen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Queen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 2 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 3 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 4 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via English mer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 2 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 3 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |