Where does “Mikronesier” come from?

Mikronesier (German) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Mikronesia, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Mikronesier (German): Micronesian

Definitions

  1. Micronesian

Ancestry of “Mikronesier”, step by step

Mikronesier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål Mikronesia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålMikronesia—
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Afrikaans er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanserThe name of the Latin-script letter R

via German Mikronesien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMikronesienMicronesia

Words derived from “Mikronesier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål Mikronesia →
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