Where does “Meerbusen” come from?

Meerbusen (German) comes 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.

Meerbusen (German): bay, gulf, inlet

Definitions

  1. bay, gulf, inlet

Ancestry of “Meerbusen”, step by step

Meerbusen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meer

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

via German Busen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBusenbosom; bight
2Middle High Germanbuosembosom
3Old High Germanbuosum—
4Old Englishbōsmbreast, bosom, chest
5Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve
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