Where does “meræ” come from?

meræ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse meiri, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

Ancestry of “meræ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeiricomparative degree of mikill; more
2Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “meræ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maizô →Every word from Old Norse meiri →