Where does “merow” come from?

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

Ancestry of “merow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmeru—
2Proto-Germanicmarwazbrittle; delicate; soft; mellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer(w)-to rub, pack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marwaz →Every word from Old English meru →