Where does “Schilfmeer” come from?

Schilfmeer (German) comes from German Meer, 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.

Schilfmeer (German): Red Sea

Definitions

  1. Red Sea

Ancestry of “Schilfmeer”, step by step

Schilfmeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Meer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeersea; lake
2Middle High Germanmere—
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via German Schilf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchilfreed; reeds
2Middle High Germanschilf—
3Old High Germanscilufreed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →
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