Where does “mêre” come from?

mêre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

mêre (Middle Dutch): greater, larger

Definitions

  1. greater, larger

Ancestry of “mêre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmēromore
2Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
3Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
4Proto-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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