Where does “Meeressediment” come from?

Meeressediment (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.

Meeressediment (German): marine sediment

Definitions

  1. marine sediment

Ancestry of “Meeressediment”, step by step

Meeressediment 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 Sediment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSedimentsediment
2LatinsedimentumA settling, sinking down, subsidence
3Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
4Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē-