Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “mēron” come from?

mēron (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic mairōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mēron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mēron”

  • amarra
  • desamarrar
  • amarrar
  • redémarrer
  • désamarrer
  • redémarrage
  • amarrer
  • amarra
  • démarrer
  • amarre
  • démarrage
  • démarreur
  • amarração
  • amarrar
  • amarra
  • desamarrar
  • amarre
  • amarrar
  • meren
  • aanmeren
  • meerpaal
  • desamaragar
  • amaro
  • amaragar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →