Where does “meru” come from?

meru (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic marwaz, from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- — to rub, pack.

Ancestry of “meru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarwazbrittle; delicate; soft; mellow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer(w)-to rub, pack

Words derived from “meru

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)-Every word from Proto-Germanic marwaz