Where does “mehrgleisig” come from?

mehrgleisig (German) comes from German Mehr, 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.

mehrgleisig (German): multitrack

Definitions

  1. multitrack

Ancestry of “mehrgleisig”, step by step

mehrgleisig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrincrease, excess; majority
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 Gleis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGleisrailway; track
2GermanGeleiseAlternative form of Gleis
3Germangeleistrack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →