Where does “Meeresschwamm” come from?

Meeresschwamm (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.

Meeresschwamm (German): marine sponge

Definitions

  1. marine sponge

Ancestry of “Meeresschwamm”, step by step

Meeresschwamm 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 Schwamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwammsponge; fungus, mushroom, toadstool; morbid...
2Middle High Germanswamme—
3Old High Germanswamp—
4Old Englishswammmushroom, fungus; sponge; first/third-person...
5Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →