Where does “meren” come from?

meren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mēron, from Proto-Germanic mairōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

meren (Middle Dutch): to dip or soak bread

Definitions

  1. to dip or soak bread

Ancestry of “meren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmēronto make more, to make increase
2Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “meren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mairōną →Every word from Old Dutch mēron →
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