Where does “Eismeergarnele” come from?

Eismeergarnele (German) comes from German Eismeer, from German Meer, from Middle High German mere, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

Eismeergarnele (German): pink shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn,...

Definitions

  1. pink shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn,...

Ancestry of “Eismeergarnele”, step by step

Eismeergarnele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eismeer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEismeerpolar sea
2GermanMeersea; lake
3Middle High Germanmere—
4Old High Germanmēromore
5Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
6Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via German Garnele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGarneleshrimp
2Dutchgarnaalshrimp, arthropod of the suborder Pleocyemata,...
3Middle Dutchgranegag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →