Where does “mêr” come from?

mêr (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon 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.

Ancestry of “mêr”, step by step

mêr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmeri—
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 Saxon mero

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

Words derived from “mêr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →