Where does “meir” come from?

meir (Manx) comes from Manx mair, from Old Irish mér, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

meir (Manx): plural of mair

Definitions

  1. plural of mair

Ancestry of “meir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmairfinger, digit; prong; key
2Old Irishmérfinger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “meir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Old Irish mér →