Where does “Mier” come from?

Mier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Mier (Luxembourgish): sea; mare

Definitions

  1. sea; mare

Ancestry of “Mier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmerilake, sea
2Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
3Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →