Where does “mēre” come from?

mēre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

mēre (Middle Dutch): greater, larger

Definitions

  1. greater, larger

Ancestry of “mēre”, step by step

mēre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmeriborder, boundary
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

via Old Dutch mēro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmēromore
2Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
3Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “mēre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →