Where does “meridiesel” come from?

meridiesel (Finnish) comes from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

meridiesel (Finnish): marine diesel

Definitions

  1. marine diesel

Ancestry of “meridiesel”, step by step

meridiesel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish diesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdieseldiesel car, diesel; diesel motor, diesel engine;...
2GermanDieseldiesel vehicle powered by a diesel engine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →