Where does “Megäre” come from?

Megäre (German) comes from Latin Megaera, from Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα, from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Megäre (German): Megaera one of the Furies/Erinyes

Definitions

  1. Megaera one of the Furies/Erinyes

Ancestry of “Megäre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMegaera
2Ancient GreekΜέγαιραMegaera; the jealous one
3Ancient Greekμεγαίρωto grudge, envy
4Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Ancient Greek μέγαςEvery word from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω
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