Where does “Meriwido” come from?

Meriwido (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

Meriwido (Old Dutch): The area surrounding the river

Definitions

  1. The area surrounding the river

Ancestry of “Meriwido”, step by step

Meriwido traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmeriborder, boundary
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 Dutch widu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwidu—
2Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Meriwido”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →