Where does “Mehr” come from?
Mehr (German) comes 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.
Mehr (German): increase, excess; majority
Definitions
- increase, excess; majority
Ancestry of “Mehr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mere | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mēro | more |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *maiʀō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maizô | comparative degree of *mikilaz; more |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mē- | to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many |
Words derived from “Mehr”