Where does “mehrstämmig” come from?

mehrstämmig (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.

mehrstämmig (German): multi-stemmed

Definitions

  1. multi-stemmed

Ancestry of “mehrstämmig”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →
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