Where does “mehrzeilig” come from?

mehrzeilig (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.

mehrzeilig (German): consisting of multiple lines (e.g. lines of words)

Definitions

  1. consisting of multiple lines (e.g. lines of words)

Ancestry of “mehrzeilig”, step by step

mehrzeilig 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 zeile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeileline, row
2Middle High Germanzīl(e)—
3Old High Germanzīla—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō →