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

  1. increase, excess; majority

Ancestry of “Mehr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmere—
2Old High Germanmēromore
3Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
4Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “Mehr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →