Where does “Miere” come from?

Miere (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German miere, from Old Saxon miuria, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

Miere (German Low German): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “Miere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmiere—
2Old Saxonmiuria—
3Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Old Saxon miuria →