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
- marine sediment
Ancestry of “Meeressediment”, step by step
Meeressediment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Meer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Meer | sea; lake |
| 2 | Middle High German | mere | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mēro | more |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *maiʀō | more, larger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maizô | comparative degree of *mikilaz; more |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mē- | to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many |
via German Sediment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sediment | sediment |
| 2 | Latin | sedimentum | A settling, sinking down, subsidence |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |