Where does “mehr” come from?

mehr (German) comes 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): comparative degree of viel; more; more; no...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of viel; more; more; no...

Ancestry of “mehr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmēromore
2Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
3Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →