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Where does “Meier” come from?

Meier (German) comes from Old High German meior.

Meier (German): administrator or leaseholder of a manor;...

Definitions

  1. administrator or leaseholder of a manor;...

Ancestry of “Meier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmeior—

Words derived from “Meier”

  • abmeiern
  • Meyer
  • Schlaumeier
Every word from Old High German meior →